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Nerita (Amphinerita)

Gastropoda - Neritidae

Taxonomy
Nerita (Amphinerita) was named by Martens (1887) [Sepkoski's age data: K Sn R]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Amphinerita by Sepkoski (2002).

It was assigned to Archaeogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002); and to Nerita by Martens (1887), Ladd (1966), Squires (1984), Saul and Squires (1997), Symonds (2002), Hendy (2007).

Subtaxa
Nerita (Amphinerita) bartonensis, Nerita (Amphinerita) eorex, Nerita (Amphinerita) eos, Nerita (Amphinerita) gouetensis, Nerita (Amphinerita) insculpta, Nerita (Amphinerita) vacca
Species lacking formal opinion data
Nerita angystoma, Nerita antiquata, Nerita aperta, Nerita asperata, Nerita bergadana, Nerita bernardi, Nerita bicornis, Nerita bicoronata, Nerita carolina, Nerita carpatica, Nerita chamaeleon, Nerita chameleon, Nerita chameleon, Nerita chilensis, Nerita chilensis, Nerita circumvallata, Nerita delorenzoi, Nerita divaricata, Nerita emiliana, Nerita forskaelii, Nerita gigantea, Nerita histrio, Nerita ickei, Nerita ishidae, Nerita ishidae, Nerita larix, Nerita littoralis, Nerita longii, Nerita magdalena, Nerita michaillensis, Nerita milnesi, Nerita minnesotensis, Nerita morrisianus, Nerita namnetica, Nerita neglecta, Nerita nodosa, Nerita orbignyana, Nerita palauensis, Nerita picea, Nerita plexa, Nerita pseudocostata, Nerita reticulata, Nerita rhenana, Nerita rugosa, Nerita safrensis, Nerita sanguinolenta, Nerita scabricosta, Nerita semilugubris, Nerita senegalensis, Nerita subgranulose, Nerita sulcatina, Nerita tampaensis, Nerita taramellii, Nerita teilhardi, Nerita textilies, Nerita textilis, Nerita transversa, Nerita undata, Nerita undulata, Nerita woodwardsi

Synonyms
  • Odontostoma was named by Mörch (1852).

    It was replaced with Amphinerita by von Martens (1887).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1852Odontostoma Mörch
1887Nerita (Amphinerita) Martens
1966Nerita (Amphinerita) Ladd p. 55
1984Nerita (Amphinerita) Squires p. 16
1997Nerita (Amphinerita) Saul and Squires pp. 132 - 133
2002Amphinerita Sepkoski
2002Nerita (Amphinerita) Symonds p. 3
2007Nerita (Amphinerita) Hendy

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
suborderNeritaemorpha(Koken 1897)
superfamilyNeritoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyNeritidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyNeritinaeRafinesque 1815
genusNeritaLinnaeus 1758
subgenusAmphineritaMartens 1887

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Subg. Nerita (Amphinerita) Martens 1887
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†Nerita (Amphinerita) eos Saul and Squires 1997
†Nerita (Amphinerita) gouetensis Symonds and Pacaud 2010
†Nerita (Amphinerita) vacca Saul and Squires 1997
Invalid names: Odontostoma Mörch 1852 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: omnivoref
Diet 2: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2008-02-28 03:00:43
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:38:05
Source: f = family, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Hauterivian to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 132.60000 to 2.58000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 125.77 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77USA (California) Nerita eos (220302)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (California) Nerita vacca (220297)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (California) Nerita eorex (207185 207186)
Lutetian - Bartonian48.07 - 37.71USA (Alabama) Nerita sp. (205490)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71France (Oise) Odontostoma hordeola, Odontostoma mediana (3494)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71France Nerita gouetensis (183942)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04Bulgaria (Kurdzhali) Nerita rhenana (102287)
Oligocene33.9 - 23.04Bulgaria (Khaskovo) Nerita rhenana (102399)
Burdigalian - Langhian20.45 - 13.82Japan (Fukui ) Nerita ishidae (176560)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Japan (Hiroshima) Nerita sp. (51422 51423)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Marshall Islands Nerita insculpta (77984)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Indonesia Nerita antiquata (70084)