Gastropoda - Neritoidea - Neritidae
Synonym: Nerita martiniana Niatheron 1842
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) alternans, 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) paucigranosa, Nerita (Theliostyla) plutonis, Nerita (Theliostyla) semirugosa, Nerita (Theliostyla) triangulata
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Miocene of Italy (4 collections)
• Oligocene of Italy (1)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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