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Natica vitellus

Gastropoda - Naticidae

Synonyms
  • Nerita ruffa was named by Born (1778) [DISTRIBUTION: Pleistocene-Recent; Indian Ocean.]. It is extant.

    It was recombined as Natica ruffa by Reeve (1855); it was synonymized subjectively with Natica vitellus by Majima (1989).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Nerita vitellus Linnaeus p. 776
1778Nerita ruffa Born p. 413
1855Natica ruffa Reeve
1879Natica vitellus Martin p. 82
1913Natica vitellus Hedley pp. 299-300
1935Natica vitellus Oostingh p. 45
1939Natica vitellus Mukerjee p. 40
1989Natica vitellus Majima p. 74
1996Natica vitellus Jensen p. 22
2009Natica vitellus Harzhauser et al. p. 345

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superfamilyNaticoidea(Forbes 1838)
familyNaticidaeGuilding 1834
subfamilyNaticinaeGuilding 1834
genusNaticaScopoli 1777
speciesvitellus(Linnaeus 1758)

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.

Natica vitellus Linnaeus 1758
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Invalid names: Natica ruffa Born 1778 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Entire body: yesg
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Thickness: intermediateg
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: noneg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: semi-infaunalg
Diet: carnivoreg
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-10-20 00:46:11
Modified: 2018-03-24 11:26:07
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Holocene or 23.03000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (34 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97India Natica rufa (72033) Natica vitellus (76573)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Indonesia Natica vitellus, Natica rufa (70085)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Indonesia (Kalimantan) Natica vitellus (42289)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Indonesia (Borneo) Natica rufa (42339) Natica vitellus (42310)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Philippines Natica rufa (70138)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Indonesia Natica rufa (70077) Natica vitellus (70098 70120)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Japan (Okinawa) Natica vitellus (42229)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Japan (Okinawa) Natica vitellus (26654)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Indonesia Natica rufa (70087) Natica vitellus (84519 84520 84521 84523 84560) Natica vitellus, Natica rufa (70123)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Malaysia Natica vitellus (72092 72094 72095 72096 72098 72100 72102 72103 72104 72105)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Indonesia Natica rufa (70079) Natica vitellus, Natica rufa (70084)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Japan (Okinawa) Natica vitellus (42178)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Vanuatu Natica vitellus (78043)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Thailand Natica vitellus (67930)