Nerita (Theliostyla) alternans Bonci et al. 2000 (snail)

Gastropoda - Neritoidea - Neritidae

Full reference: C. Bonci, G. Cirone, B. Merlino and L. Zaliani. 2000. The Oligocene mollusc fauna of the Piedmont Basin (north-western Italy) 1. Scaphopoda and Archaeogastropoda. Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia 106(2):203-236

Belongs to Nerita (Theliostyla) according to C. Bonci et al. 2000

Sister taxa: Nerita (Theliostyla) albicilla, Nerita (Theliostyla) chamaeleon, Nerita (Theliostyla) exuvioides, Nerita (Theliostyla) fortidentata, Nerita (Theliostyla) fulgurans, Nerita (Theliostyla) funiculata, Nerita (Theliostyla) joaquinensis, Nerita (Theliostyla) kennedyi, Nerita (Theliostyla) lindae, Nerita (Theliostyla) martiniana, Nerita (Theliostyla) paucigranosa, Nerita (Theliostyla) plutonis, Nerita (Theliostyla) semirugosa, Nerita (Theliostyla) triangulata

Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer

Distribution: found only at Sassello (SV), Tertiary Piedmont Basin (Oligocene to Oligocene of Italy)

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