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Nerita versicolor

Gastropoda - Neritidae

Taxonomy
Nerita versicolor was named by Gmelin (1791) [DISTRIBUTION: Pleistocene-Recent; circum-Caribbean.]. It is extant.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1791Nerita versicolor Gmelin p. 3684
1962Nerita versicolor Weisbord p. 113

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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
speciesversicolorGmelin 1791

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.

Nerita versicolor Gmelin 1791
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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: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Cuba Nerita versicolor (66769 66775)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (interglacial)0.129 - 0.0117Jamaica Nerita versicolor (80407)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Bermuda Nerita versicolor (67948)