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Nerita (Ritena)

Gastropoda - Neritidae

Taxonomy
Ritena was named by Gray (1858) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo R]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Nerita (Ritena) by Ladd (1966), Todd (2001).

It was assigned to Nerita by Ladd (1966), Todd (2001); and to Archaeogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1858Ritena Gray p. 92
1966Nerita (Ritena) Ladd p. 55
2001Nerita (Ritena) Todd
2002Ritena Sepkoski

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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
subgenusRitena(Gray 1858)

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.

Subg. Nerita (Ritena) Gray 1858
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Nerita (Ritena) plicata Linnaeus 1758
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Invalid names: Nerita plicata Linnaeus 1758 [synonym]
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 Rupelian to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 33.90000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rupelian - Chattian33.9 - 23.03Italy Nerita plicata (180394)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Indonesia Myegrostoma sucabumiana (63040)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Indonesia Myegrostoma undata, Nerita plicata (70077 70100)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Palau Nerita palauensis (77932)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Indonesia Myegrostoma undata (70084)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117French Polynesia Nerita plicata (194003)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Seychelles Nerita plicata (107991)