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Nerita (Bajanerita) larix

Gastropoda - Neritidae

Taxonomy
Nerita (Bajanerita) larix was named by Saul and Squires (1997). Its type specimen is LACMIP 7883 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is CSUN Loc. 1563, Larch Mountain area, Black Hills, which is in a Ypresian sand shoal mudstone in the Crescent Formation of Washington.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Nerita (Bajanerita) larix Saul and Squires pp. 136 - 137 figs. Figures 9 - 11

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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
subgenusBajaneritaSquires 1993
specieslarix

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.

Nerita (Bajanerita) larix Saul and Squires 1997
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
L. R. Saul and R. L. Squires 1997A moderately high-spired shell with four, narrow teeth on the inner lip, a thickly swollen callus, and a thickened outer lip.
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 Late/Upper Campanian to the top of the Ypresian or 83.50000 to 47.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0USA (California) Nerita larix (1542)
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8USA (Washington) Nerita larix (type locality: 176361)