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Protonerita comensis

Gastropoda - Neritidae

Taxonomy
Natica comensis was named by Hoernes (1856).

It was recombined as Neritaria comensis by Böhm (1895), Kittl (1899), Pan (1982), Zhu (1995); it was recombined as Protonerita comensis by Nützel et al. (2018).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Natica comensis Hoernes
1857Natica lugubris Stoppani p. 360
1894Protonerita exposita Kittl p. 130 figs. Pl 2, fig 25
1895Neritaria comensis Böhm p. 234 figs. Pl 11, fig 4; text-figs 19-21
1899Neritaria comensis Kittl p. 62 figs. Pl 3, figs 1-5; pl 4, fig 20; text-fig 8
1982Neritaria comensis Pan p. 173 figs. Pl 3, figs 28,29
1995Neritaria comensis Zhu p. 77 figs. Pl 21, figs 1-7
2018Protonerita comensis Nützel et al. p. 500 fig. 20

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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
genusProtoneritaKittl 1894
speciescomensis(Hoernes 1856)

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.

†Protonerita comensis Hoernes 1856
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Invalid names: Natica lugubris Stoppani 1857 [synonym], Protonerita exposita Kittl 1894 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height29.988.3012.010.22.62

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 Spathian to the top of the Ladinian or 251.30000 to 237.00000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Spathian251.3 - 247.2China (Qinghai) Neritaria comensis (56724)
Bithynian247.2 - 242.0Romania Protonerita comensis (197722)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Slovakia Neritaria comensis (23867)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Germany Neritaria comensis (67652)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Italy Neritaria comensis (138255 138256)