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Neverita

Gastropoda - Naticidae

Taxonomy
Neverita was named by Risso (1826) [Sepkoski's age data: T Than R Sepkoski's reference number: 123]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Polinices (Neverita) by Dall (1892), Clark and Arnold (1923), Oldroyd (1925), Nagao (1928), Gardner (1947), Olsson and Harbison (1953); it was reranked as Polynices (Neverita) by Arnold (1903), Martin (1904), Nagao (1928); it was reranked as Natica (Neverita) by Cossmann (1925); it was misspelled as Nerverita by Weaver (1916), Olsson (1931), Turner (1938), Durham (1944), Abbass (1967), Addicott (1970), Marasti (1973), Givens and Kennedy (1976), Moore (1976), Ladd (1977), Marincovich (1977), Dockery (1980), Hickman (1980), Ladd (1982), Squires (1984), Squires (1987), Majima (1989), Squires (1999), Todd (2001), Wienrich (2001), Harzhauser (2002), Sepkoski (2002), Harzhauser (2004).

It was assigned to Gastropoda by Weaver (1916); to Natica by Cossmann (1925); to Polynices by Arnold (1903), Martin (1904), Nagao (1928); to Polinices by Dall (1892), Clark and Arnold (1923), Oldroyd (1925), Nagao (1928), Gardner (1947), Olsson and Harbison (1953); to Naticidae by Olsson (1931), Turner (1938), Durham (1944), Abbass (1967), Marasti (1973), Ladd (1977), Dockery (1980), Ladd (1982), Squires (1999), Todd (2001), Wienrich (2001); to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Polinicinae by Addicott (1970), Givens and Kennedy (1976), Moore (1976), Marincovich (1977), Hickman (1980), Squires (1984), Squires (1987), Majima (1989), Harzhauser (2002), Harzhauser (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1826Neverita Risso p. 149
1892Polinices (Neverita) Dall p. 368
1903Polynices (Neverita) Arnold p. 315
1904Polynices (Neverita) Martin p. 252
1916Nerverita Weaver
1923Polinices (Neverita) Clark and Arnold p. 169
1925Natica (Neverita) Cossmann p. 117
1925Polinices (Neverita) Oldroyd p. 19
1928Polinices (Neverita) Nagao p. 96
1928Polynices (Neverita) Nagao p. 118
1931Neverita Olsson p. 68
1938Neverita Turner p. 89
1944Neverita Durham p. 160
1947Polinices (Neverita) Gardner p. 550
1953Polinices (Neverita) Olsson and Harbison p. 268
1967Neverita Abbass p. 74
1970Neverita Addicott p. 67
1973Neverita Marasti p. 87
1976Neverita Givens and Kennedy p. 965
1976Neverita Moore p. 32
1977Neverita Ladd p. 30
1977Neverita Marincovich p. 300
1980Neverita Dockery p. 93
1980Neverita Hickman p. 39
1982Neverita Ladd p. 39
1984Neverita Squires p. 25
1987Neverita Squires p. 37
1989Neverita Majima p. 49
1999Neverita Squires p. 17
2001Neverita Todd
2001Neverita Wienrich p. 429
2002Neverita Harzhauser p. 88
2002Neverita Sepkoski
2004Neverita Harzhauser p. 132

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superfamilyNaticoidea(Forbes 1838)
familyNaticidaeGuilding 1834
subfamilyPolinicinaeGray 1847
genusNeveritaRisso 1826

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.

G. Neverita Risso 1826
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†Natica (Neverita) convexa Nomland 1916
Subg. Neverita (Glossaulax) Pilsbry 1929
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Glossaulax altus Arnold 1903
Glossaulax didyma Röding 1798
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Invalid names: Neverita kiritaniana Yokoyama 1931 [synonym]
†Glossaulax didyma coticazae Makiyama 1926
Glossaulax reclusiana Deshayes 1839
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Invalid names: Neverita (Glossaulax) thomsonae Hickman 1969 [synonym], Neverita callosa Gabb 1866 [synonym], Neverita secta Gabb 1864 [synonym], Polinices (Neverita) recluziana vancouverensis Clark and Arnold 1923 [synonym]
Glossaulax vesicalis Philippi 1848
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Invalid names: Natica incisa Philippi 1852 [synonym]
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Invalid names: Natica (Neverita) pabloensis Clark 1915 [synonym]
†Neverita (Glossaulax) bolivarensis Clark and Durham 1946
Invalid names: Neverita secta hemisecta Clark 1938 [synonym]
Subg. Neverita (Hypterita) Woodring 1957
Subg. †Neverita (Neverita) Risso 1826
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Invalid names: Natica fiasco Hanna 1924 [synonym], Neverita globosa reefensis Vokes 1939 [synonym], Neverita nomlandi Dickerson 1917 [synonym], Neverita weaveri Dickerson 1915 [synonym]
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Invalid names: Natica (Neverita) arnoldi Clark 1915 [synonym]
†Neverita (Neverita) lamonae Marincovich 1975
†Neverita (Neverita) nana Möller 1842
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Invalid names: Cryptonatica pittsburgensis Moore 1976 [synonym], Polinices (Euspira) rectus Tegland 1933 [synonym]
†Neverita asagaiensis Makiyama 1934
†Neverita calvimontana Deshayes 1864
†Neverita chiloensis Philippi 1887
†Neverita chipolanus Dall 1892
†Neverita eocenica Nagao 1928
†Neverita jamesae Moore 1963
†Neverita josephinia Risso 1826
†Neverita kaitbeyensis Abbass 1967
†Neverita limula Conrad 1833
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Invalid names: Natica (Neverita) gibbosa Lea 1833 [synonym]
†Neverita nereidis Maury 1917
†Neverita olla De Serres 1829
†Neverita pabloensis Clark 1915
†Neverita paraguanensis Hodson 1927
†Neverita samanensis Olsson 1928
†Neverita semiglobosa Grateloup 1847
†Neverita subreclusiana Olsson 1931
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2007-05-29 02:56:52
Modified: 2018-03-04 20:12:38
Source: f = family, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Danian to the top of the Holocene or 66.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 61.66 Ma

Collections (869 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.66USA (Maryland) N. potomacensis (83135)
Danian - Selandian66.0 - 59.24USA (Alabama) Natica limula (35081)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0USA (California) Polinices rectus (11117)
Paleogene66.0 - 23.04Japan (Nagasaki) Polynices eocenica (203223)
Paleogene66.0 - 23.04Japan (Chikugo) Polynices eocenica (203132)
Selandian61.66 - 59.24USA (Alabama) N. sp. A (90606)
Selandian61.66 - 59.24USA (California) N. sp. (205398)
Late/Upper Paleocene59.24 - 56.0USA (Maryland) N. cliftonensis (91890)
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07Japan N. eocenica (78432 78434)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (California) N. globosa (52432 178748 178750 178752 178756 238131) N. globosa, N. secta (122337) N. sp. (167604)
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07USA (Oregon) N. globosa (52269 52271 200795)
Ypresian - Lutetian56.0 - 41.03USA (Alabama) N. sp. (83801)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Japan Polynices eocenica (203232)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Japan (Chikugo) Polynices eocenica (203228)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9USA (California) N. globosa (190801) N. secta (91476 207112 207113 207115 207123 207126)
Eocene56.0 - 33.9Nigeria N. sp. (46260)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03France (Centre) N. josephinia (178085)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03France (Picardie) N. semiclausa (178083)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Indonesia (Central Java) N. wanneri (179075)
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03USA (Mississippi) N. sp. (99673)