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Nerita (Nerita)

Gastropoda - Neritidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Nerita (Nerita) Linnaeus
1973Nerita (Nerita) Woodring p. 466
2001Nerita (Nerita) Todd
2004Nerita (Nerita) Harzhauser p. 105
2016Nerita (Nerita) Landau et al. p. 15

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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
subgenusNeritaLinnaeus 1758

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.

Subg. Nerita (Nerita) Linnaeus 1758
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Nerita (Nerita) caronis Brongniart 1823
Nerita (Nerita) rugulosa Vermeij et al. 2009
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

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Rupelian to the top of the Burdigalian or 33.90000 to 15.97000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 28.1 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Iran Nerita caronis (76199)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Panama Nerita sp. (49493)