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Natica globosa

Gastropoda - Naticidae

Taxonomy

Nerita globosa was named by Philippi (1855) [DISTRIBUTION: Late Miocene-Recent; Indian Ocean. COMMENTS: Name proposed by Chemnitz, but formerly described by Philippi. Junior homonym of Natica globosa Grateloup, 1828]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Natica globosa by Martin (1905), Vredenburg (1928).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

N. adducta, N. alderi, N. antoni, N. brevisulcata, N. bulimoides, N. carmenensis, N. columnaris, N. dombeyi, N. dumblei, N. eroyna, N. exvarians, N. flammulata, N. fusca, N. marcohiensis, N. melanostoma, N. moffitti, N. perspecta, N. ponsonbyi, N. prietoi, N. psila, N. queketti, N. servorum, N. stellatus, N. strongyla, N. subepiglottina, N. sueurii, N. suprajurensis, N. turbinata, N. venusta, N. moffitti, N. platabasis, N. bolbus, N. acuticaliosa, N. stenopa, N. stenopa, N. turbinata, N. mino, N. platabasis, N. semen, N. violacea

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1855	Nerita globosa Philippi
1905	Natica globosa Martin p. 259
1928	Natica globosa Vredenburg p. 396

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca
class	Gastropoda

Rank	Name	Author
subclass	Caenogastropoda	(Cox 1959)
—	Sorbeoconcha	(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—	Hypsogastropoda	(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superfamily	Naticoidea	(Forbes 1838)
family	Naticidae	Guilding 1834
subfamily	Naticinae	Guilding 1834
genus	Natica	Scopoli 1777
species	globosa	(Philippi 1855)

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.

Natica globosa Philippi 1855

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Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

aragonitef

Entire body:

yesg

Adult width:

10 to < 100g

Adult height:

10 to < 100g

Thickness:

intermediateg

Folds:

noneg

Ribbing:

noneg

Spines:

noneg

Internal reinforcement:

noneg

Locomotion:

actively mobileg

Life habit:

semi-infaunalg

Diet:

carnivoreg

Vision:

limitedc

Created:

2004-10-20 00:46:11

Modified:

2018-03-24 11:26:07

Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class

References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Miocene or 11.63000 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections: one only

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene	11.63 - 5.333	Pakistan	Natica globosa (77154)