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Nerita pulligera

Gastropoda - Neritidae

Taxonomy
Nerita pulligera was named by Linnaeus (1767) [m. kosnik taxon no: 8822]. It is extant. It is the type species of Neritina.

It was recombined as Neritina (Neritina) pulligera by Woodring (1957); it was recombined as Neritina pulligera by Short and Potter (1987) and Landau et al. (2016).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1767Nerita pulligera Linnaeus
1848Neritina iris Mousson
1957Neritina (Neritina) pulligera Woodring p. 67
1987Neritina pulligera Short and Potter p. 16
2016Neritina pulligera Landau et al. p. 17

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
suborderNeritaemorpha(Koken 1897)
superfamilyNeritoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyNeritidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyNeritinaeRafinesque 1815
genusNeritaLinnaeus 1758
speciespulligeraLinnaeus 1767

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 pulligera Linnaeus 1767
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available