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Neritina (Dostia) escondita

Gastropoda - Neritidae

Taxonomy
Neritina (Dostia) escondita was named by Cushing Woods and Saul (1986). Its type specimen is CASG 61393 and is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
N. maxwellorum, N. virginiea, N. olssoni

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Neritina (Dostia) escondita Cushing Woods and Saul p. 651 figs. Figures 6.9, 6.10, 6.14, 6.15

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

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.

†Neritina (Dostia) escondita Cushing Woods and Saul 1986
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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available