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Clithon (Clithon) corona

Gastropoda - Neritidae

Taxonomy
Nerita corona was named by Linnaeus (1758) [DISTRIBUTION: Late Miocene-Recent; west Pacific.]. It is extant.

It was recombined as Theodoxus (Clithon) corona by Ladd (1934); it was recombined as Clithon (Clithon) corona by Ladd (1966).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Nerita corona Linnaeus p. 777
1934Theodoxus (Clithon) corona Ladd p. 208
1966Clithon (Clithon) corona Ladd p. 57

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
suborderNeritaemorpha(Koken 1897)
superfamilyNeritoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyNeritidaeRafinesque 1815
genusClithonMontfort 1810
subgenusClithonMontfort 1810
speciescorona(Linnaeus 1758)

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.

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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: Messinian or 7.24600 to 5.33300 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Messinian7.246 - 5.333Fiji Clithon corona (78060)