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Nerita
Description | Nerita is a genus of medium-sized to small sea snails with a gill and an operculum, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Neritidae, the nerites. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nerita, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Cycloneritida : Neritidae : Nerita | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Neritidae : Nerita | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Nerita Linnaeus, 1758 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Linnæus, Carolus. 1758. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae. Vol. Tomus I, Editio decima, reformata: i-ii, 1-824. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 74 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 18 (24%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 269 - 265 Ma Permian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Neritidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | limited (based on Gastropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | omnivore, grazer (based on Neritidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | aragonite, low Mg calcite (based on Neritidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common Name(s) | コシタカアマガイ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nerita |
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Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Nerita (Amphinerita) subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 10 | 47.8 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Nerita (Bajanerita) ✝ subgenus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Nerita (Chingua) ✝ subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 37.2 Ma Eocene | 37.2 Ma Eocene | |
Nerita (Linnerita) subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 5 | 16.0 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Nerita (Nerita) subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Nerita (Ritena) subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 10 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Nerita (Theliostyla) subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 60 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Nerita (Trochonerita) ✝ subgenus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Nerita acherontis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita adenensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita albicilla species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita alternans species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita alveolus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita anodonta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita antiquata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita apiata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita apparata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita argus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita ascensionis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita aterrima species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita atramentosa species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | 3.60 Ma Pliocene | |
Nerita balteata species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 0.01 Ma Pleistocene | 0.01 Ma Pleistocene | |
Nerita banosensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita bartonensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita beali species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita biangulata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Nerita bicostata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita bourgeoisiana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita bullula species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita capduri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita caronis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita chamaeleon species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita chinguensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita chipolana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita chlorostoma species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita chromatica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita cicerina species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita communis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita compacta ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Nerita conoidea ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 47.8 Ma Eocene | |
Nerita constellata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita cooki ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Nerita corallina species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita costata species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Nerita costellata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita costulata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita craigi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita crassa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita crooki species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita cyriensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita decorata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
Nerita deformis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita denticulata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita dispar species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita dombeyi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita edwardsensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita eichhorsti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita ellyptica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita eorex species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita erythrostoma species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita esparcyensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita essingtoni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita etalloni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita exuvia species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita exuvioides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita filosa species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 0.01 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Nerita finlayensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita fortidentata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita fragum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita fulgurans species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita fuliginata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita funata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita funiculata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita gaimardii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita gemmulata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita globosa ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Nerita gouetensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita granulosa ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 59.2 Ma Paleocene | 41.3 Ma Eocene | |
Nerita grasi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita grisea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita grossa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita guamensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita guttiformis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita hadra ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 48.6 Ma Eocene | 48.6 Ma Eocene | |
Nerita helicina ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Nerita helicinoides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita histrio species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 0.13 Ma Pleistocene | 0.13 Ma Pleistocene | |
Nerita ickei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita incerta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita incurva species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita insculpta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita interrupta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita japonica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita joaquinensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita kennedyi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita klipsteini ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | |
Nerita lamberti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita lirellata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita listrota ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 48.6 Ma Eocene | 48.6 Ma Eocene | |
Nerita litterata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita longii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita luteonigra species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita magdalenae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita mammaeformis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita mammaria ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 47.8 Ma Eocene | 38.0 Ma Eocene | |
Nerita martiniana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita maura species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita maxima species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita melanotragus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita minor species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita morio species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita mosae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita munita ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Nerita musiva species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita neritopsoides species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita neumayri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita nigerrima species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita nigrita species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita nihilum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita nodolirata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita nodosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita novaeguineae species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita nuda species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita oceania species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita ocellata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita oligopleura ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 5.33 Ma Miocene | 5.33 Ma Miocene | |
Nerita olivaria species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita orbignyana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita ornata species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Nerita ornata ✝ species | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Nerita ornatissima species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita orovillensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Nerita oryzarum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita oviformis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Nerita palaeomorpha ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 269 Ma Permian | 269 Ma Permian | |
Nerita palauensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita patula species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita paucigranosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita pecosensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita peloronta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita peroblata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita peroni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita picea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita pileolus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita planospira species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Nerita plicata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita plutonis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita polita species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita praecognita species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita pseudoconcava species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita pulligera species | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Nerita pustulata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita quadricolor species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita quoyi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita radiata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita reticulata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Neritoptyx reticulirata species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Nerita rinctus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita rugulosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita rumphi species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 11.6 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Nerita sanguinolenta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita scabricosta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita seebachi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita semilevis species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Nerita semirugosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita senegalensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita signata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita speciosum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita squatina ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | |
Nerita striata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita subgranosa species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita subgranulosa ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 48.6 Ma Eocene | 47.8 Ma Eocene | |
Nerita subpicta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita subvirginea species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita sucabumiana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita symondsi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita tampaensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita tessellata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | 0.13 Ma Pleistocene | |
Nerita textilis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita triangulata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita tricarinata ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 8 | 59.2 Ma Paleocene | 38.0 Ma Eocene | |
Nerita trifasciata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita umlaasiana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita undata species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 9 | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | 0.13 Ma Pleistocene | |
Nerita undulata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita versicolor species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 2.59 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Nerita vexillum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita vidali species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Neripteron violaceum species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Nerita vitiensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita vokesi ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Nerita winteri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita yoldii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Nerita zitteli species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Obsolete Names
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1758 | Nerita Linnaeus |
1858 | Naticopsis (Nerita) Shumard and Swallow p. 202 |
1928 | Nerita Nagao p. 117 |
1935 | Nerita Oostingh p. 5 |
1938 | Nerita Turner p. 95 |
1944 | Nerita Durham p. 155 |
1960 | Nerita MacNeil p. 34 |
1962 | Nerita Weisbord p. 111 |
1966 | Nerita Ladd p. 55 |
1970 | Nerita Addicott p. 45 |
1973 | Nerita Woodring p. 466 |
1976 | Nerita Givens and Kennedy p. 960 |
1984 | Nerita Squires p. 16 |
1987 | Nerita Squires p. 23 |
Year | Name and Author |
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1988 | Nerita Petuch p. 151 |
1993 | Nerita Dockery p. 43 |
1993 | Nerita Wilson p. 39 |
2001 | Nerita Todd |
2002 | Nerita Harzhauser p. 67 |
2002 | Nerita Sepkoski, Jr. |
2002 | Nerita Symonds p. 1 |
2003 | Nerita Bandel and Kiel p. 54 |
2003 | Nerita Squires and Saul |
2004 | Nerita Harzhauser p. 105 |
2005 | Nerita Bouchet et al. pp. 115, 246 |
2005 | Nerita Squires and Saul p. 136 |
2016 | Nerita Landau et al. p. 15 |
2018 | Nerita Devries p. 20 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!