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Nerita (Theliostyla) triangulata

Gastropoda - Neritidae

Taxonomy
Nerita (Theliostyla) triangulata was named by Gabb (1869). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Nerita triangulata by Hanna (1927), Turner (1938), Weaver (1942).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Nerita (Theliostyla) triangulata Gabb p. 170 figs. PL 28, Fig. 52, 62 a
1915Nerita cowlitzensis Dickerson p. 58 figs. Plate 5, figures 7a, 7b
1922Nerita washingtoniana Weaver and Palmer
1927Nerita triangulata Hanna pp. 301 - 302 figs. Plate 46, figures 11, 12, 16, and 17
1938Nerita triangulata Turner p. 95
1942Nerita cowlitzensis Weaver p. 294
1942Nerita triangulata Weaver p. 295
1942Nerita washingtoniana Weaver p. 295
1976Nerita (Theliostyla) triangulata Givens and Kennedy p. 960
1987Nerita (Theliostyla) triangulata Squires p. 23 figs. Figure 14
2002Nerita (Theliostyla) triangulata Squires and Saul

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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
speciestriangulata

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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Invalid names: Nerita cowlitzensis Dickerson 1915 [synonym], Nerita washingtoniana Weaver and Palmer 1922 [synonym]
†Nerita triangulata oregonensis Merriam and Turner 1937
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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 Ypresian to the top of the Bartonian or 56.00000 to 37.71000 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (California) Nerita triangulata (78722)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (Oregon) Nerita triangulata (200891)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (California) Nerita triangulata (16712 200657 200659 200729 200731 200733 200734 220403 228148)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (Oregon) Nerita triangulata (200874 200886 200892 200911 200914 201040)
Middle Eocene48.07 - 37.71USA (California) Nerita triangulata (202082 202090)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71USA (Washington) Nerita cowlitzensis (52205 207129) Nerita washingtoniana (201124)