Gastropoda - Neritoidea - Neritidae
Full reference: R. L. Squires and L. R. Saul. 2002. New information on Late Cretaceous, Paleocene, and Eocene neritid gastropods from the North American Pacific slope. The Veliger 45(4):177-192
Belongs to Nerita (Theliostyla) according to R. L. Squires and L. R. Saul 2002
Sister taxa: Nerita (Theliostyla) albicilla, Nerita (Theliostyla) alternans, Nerita (Theliostyla) chamaeleon, Nerita (Theliostyla) exuvioides, Nerita (Theliostyla) fortidentata, Nerita (Theliostyla) fulgurans, Nerita (Theliostyla) funiculata, Nerita (Theliostyla) joaquinensis, Nerita (Theliostyla) lindae, Nerita (Theliostyla) martiniana, Nerita (Theliostyla) paucigranosa, Nerita (Theliostyla) plutonis, Nerita (Theliostyla) semirugosa, Nerita (Theliostyla) triangulata
Type specimen: Its type locality is SDSNH loc4105, CA-78, Vista, which is in a Lutetian marginal marine sandstone in the Santiago Formation of California.
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (2: California collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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