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Nerita helicina

Gastropoda - Neritidae

Taxonomy
Nerita helicina was named by Brocchi (1814) [DISTRIBUTION: Oligocene; Europe.]. It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Polinices (Euspira) helicinus by Janssen (1969); it was recombined as Euspira helicina by Harzhauser and Mandic (2001) and Pedriali and Robba (2009).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1814Nerita helicina Brocchi p. 297 figs. pl. 1, fig. 10.
1969Polinices (Euspira) helicinus Janssen p. 163
2001Euspira helicina Harzhauser and Mandic p. 703
2009Euspira helicina Pedriali and Robba p. 393 figs. 393, pl. 1, figs. 12, 13, 16-18; pl. 3, fig. 8; pl. 4, fig. 10

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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
specieshelicinaBrocchi 1814

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 helicina Brocchi 1814
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Diagnosis
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