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Nerita (Theliostyla) fulgurans

Gastropoda - Neritidae

Taxonomy
Nerita fulgurans was named by Gmelin (1791). It is extant.

It was recombined as Nerita (Theliostyla) fulgurans by Landau et al. (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1791Nerita fulgurans Gmelin p. 3685
2001Nerita fulgurans Costa et al. p. 55
2016Nerita (Theliostyla) fulgurans Landau et al. p. 16

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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
subgenusTheliostylaMörch 1852
speciesfulgurans(Gmelin 1791)

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
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: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Holocene or 20.44000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Venezuela (Falcon) Nerita fulgurans (60144 60708)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Venezuela Nerita fulgurans (131210)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Dominican Republic Nerita fulgurans (93612)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Venezuela Nerita fulgurans (131268)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Venezuela Nerita fulgurans (131223)