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Neritaria distincta

Gastropoda - Neritariidae

Taxonomy
Neritaria distincta was named by Haas (1953). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Cerro de Pasco area, Ninacaca, loc. 86, which is in a Rhaetian marine limestone in Peru.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1953Neritaria distincta Haas p. 172 figs. Pl 10, figs 43,48,56,58-67; pl 11, figs 1-6,9

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

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 distincta Haas 1953
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height344.511.4612.44.493.05

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: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Norian to the top of the Rhaetian or 227.30000 to 201.40000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Norian227.3 - 205.7Peru Neritaria distincta (144483)
Rhaetian205.7 - 201.4Peru Neritaria distincta (type locality: 68119 68146 68147)