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Nerita (Linnerita)

Gastropoda - Neritidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Nerita (Linnerita) Vermeij
2007Nerita (Linnerita) 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
subgenusLinneritaVermeij 1984

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 (Linnerita) Vermeij 1984
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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 Middle Miocene to the top of the Pleistocene or 15.98000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 11.63 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Marshall Islands Nerita polita (77987)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Indonesia Nerita polita (70098)
Late/Upper Miocene11.63 - 5.333Marshall Islands Nerita polita (77986)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58Indonesia Nerita polita (70079)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Vanuatu Nerita polita (77905)