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Bellatara narica

Gastropoda - Cerithiidae

Taxonomy
Cerithium naricum was named by Vredenburg (1925) [DISTRIBUTION: Oligocene-Miocene; Pakistan.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Bellatara narica by Harzhauser et al. (2009).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Cerithium naricum Vredenburg p. 324 figs. pl. 4, figs. 7-9
1958Cerithium naricum Azzaroli p. 119
2009Bellatara narica Harzhauser et al. p. 366

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(Férussac 1819)
familyCerithiidae(Fleming 1822)
genusBellataraStrand 1928
speciesnarica()

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.

Bellatara narica Vredenburg 1925
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:11:54
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:11:54
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Oligocene or 33.90000 to 27.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Somalia Cerithium naricum (79048)
Rupelian33.9 - 27.3Pakistan Cerithium naricum (77159)