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Nerita salsa
Taxonomy
Nerita salsa was named by Saul and Squires (1997). Its type specimen is LACMIP 7884 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is LACMIP loc. 10773, Salt Creek, which is in a Turonian marine sandstone in the Redding Formation of California.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1997 | Nerita salsa Saul and Squires p. 137 figs. Figures 12 - 14 |
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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.
†Nerita salsa Saul and Squires 1997
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| L. R. Saul and R. L. Squires 1997 | A Nerita with barely elevated to flat spire, noded spiral ribs, adult inner lip with three squarish teeth, and a smooth callus. |
Measurements
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| Reference: Kiessling 2004 | |||||