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Neritina (Puperita)

Gastropoda - Neritidae

Taxonomy
Puperita was named by Gray (1847) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi R]. It is extant.

It was reranked as Neritina (Puperita) by Costa et al. (2001).

It was assigned to Neritina by Costa et al. (2001); to Neritidae by Todd (2001); and to Archaeogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002).

Subtaxa
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Puperita Gray
2001Neritina (Puperita) Costa et al. p. 57
2001Puperita Todd
2002Puperita Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
suborderNeritaemorpha(Koken 1897)
superfamilyNeritoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyNeritidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyNeritininae(Poey 1852)
genusNeritinaLamarck 1816
subgenusPuperita(Gray 1847)

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. Neritina (Puperita) Gray 1847
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Puperita pupa Linnaeus 1767
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: Pleistocene or 2.58000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0117 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Dominican Republic Neretina pupa (75422)