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Neritina (Dostia) cuneata

Gastropoda - Neritidae

Taxonomy
Nerita cuneata was named by Gabb (1864). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is "Chico beds" - Tuscan Springs, Tehama, which is in a Coniacian coastal siliciclastic in California.

It was recombined as Velates cuneatus by Stewart (1927); it was recombined as Neritina (Dostia) cuneata by Cushing Woods and Saul (1986).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
N. densata, N. maxwellorum, N. virginiea, N. olssoni

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Nerita cuneata Gabb pp. 137 - 138 figs. PI. 21, Fig. 97
1927Velates cuneatus Stewart pp. 318 - 319 figs. Plate XXI, fig. 3a
1986Neritina (Dostia) cuneata Cushing Woods and Saul pp. 649 - 650 figs. Figures 6.4-6.5, 6.11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
suborderNeritaemorpha(Koken 1897)
superfamilyNeritoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyNeritidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyNeritininae(Poey 1852)
genusNeritinaLamarck 1816
subgenusDostia
speciescuneata()

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.

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Diagnosis
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