Devononerita brevis Sowerby 1827

Gastropoda - Neritoina - Neritopsidae

Alternative combinations: Buccinum breve, Devononerita breve, Liotia brevis, Macrocheilus breve

Full reference: J.d.C. Sowerby. 1827. No. XCVII of the mineral conchology of Great Britain; or colored figures and descriptions of those remains of testaceous animals or shells, which have been preserved at various times and depths in the Earth. The mineral conchology of Great Britain 6(94-99):87-156

Belongs to Devononerita according to P. J. Wagner 2023

See also Blodgett and Frýda 1999, Heidelberger 2001, Phillips 1841, Sowerby 1827 and Whidborne 1891

Sister taxa: Devononerita brevispira, Devononerita schwelmensis, Acanthotropis typica, Acanthotropis megalacantha

Distribution: found only at Chudleigh, North Devon (Devonian of the United Kingdom)

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