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Natica cretacea

Gastropoda - Naticidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Natica cretacea Goldfuss

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superfamilyNaticoidea(Forbes 1838)
familyNaticidaeGuilding 1834
subfamilyNaticinaeGuilding 1834
genusNaticaScopoli 1777
speciescretaceaGoldfuss 1841

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.

Natica cretacea Goldfuss 1841
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Entire body: yesg
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Thickness: intermediateg
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: semi-infaunalg
Diet: carnivoreg
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-10-20 00:46:11
Modified: 2018-03-24 11:26:07
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Turonian to the top of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 93.90000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Cameroon Natica cretacea (209694)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Poland Natica cretacea (28084 28087 28448)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Poland Natica cretacea (27818 27819 27822 28081)