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Nerita (Theliostyla) chamaeleon

Gastropoda - Neritidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Nerita chamaeleon Linnaeus
1905Nerita (Theliostyla) chamaeleon Le Guillou p. 272
1927Nerita (Theliostyla) chamaeleon Fischer p. 42
1987Nerita chamaeleon Short and Potter p. 18
1996Nerita chamaeleon Jensen p. 5
2007Nerita (Theliostyla) chamaeleon Hendy

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
suborderNeritaemorpha(Koken 1897)
superfamilyNeritoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyNeritidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyNeritinaeRafinesque 1815
genusNeritaLinnaeus 1758
subgenusTheliostylaMörch 1852
specieschamaeleon(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: base of the Pliocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 5.33300 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Japan (Okinawa) Nerita chamaeleon (42166)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117French Polynesia Nerita chamaeleon (194003)