Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Neritaria matercula

Gastropoda - Neritariidae

Taxonomy
Natica matercula was named by Quenstedt (1884).

It was recombined as Neritaria matercula by Geyer et al. (2005).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1884Natica matercula Quenstedt
2005Neritaria matercula Geyer et al. p. 448 figs. 12A,C-E,H-R, 13B-I, 14,15,16,17, ?12F,G

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
suborderNeritaemorpha(Koken 1897)
superfamilyNeritoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyNeritariidaeWenz 1938
subfamilyNeritariinaeWenz 1938
genusNeritariaKoken 1892
speciesmatercula(Quenstedt 1884)

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.

Neritaria matercula Quenstedt 1884
show all | hide all
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height42.662.302.902.750.287

Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: omnivoresuperf
Diet 2: grazersuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:36:06
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:38:18
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Anisian to the top of the Ladinian or 247.20000 to 237.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Germany (Hessen) Neritaria matercula (38545 44357)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Germany Neritaria matercula (57781)