Neverita samanensis Olsson 1928 (moon snail)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae

Alternative combination: Polinices (Neverita) samanensis

Full reference: A. A. Olsson. 1928. Contributions to the Tertiary paleontology of northern Peru: Part 1. Bulletins of American Paleontology 14(52)

Belongs to Neverita according to A. J. W. Hendy et al. 2008

See also Olsson 1928

Sister taxa: Natica (Neverita) convexa, Neverita (Glossaulax), Neverita (Hypterita), Neverita (Neverita), Neverita asagaiensis, Neverita calvimontana, Neverita chiloensis, Neverita chipolanus, Neverita duplicatus, Neverita eocenica, Neverita jamesae, Neverita josephinia, Neverita kaitbeyensis, Neverita limula, Neverita nereidis, Neverita olla, Neverita pabloensis, Neverita paraguanensis, Neverita semiglobosa, Neverita subreclusiana, Polinices (Neverita) insignis, Polynices (Neverita) eocenica

Type specimen: Its type locality is Casa Saman [Saman Fm], which is in an Eocene coastal sandstone/conglomerate in the Saman Formation of Peru

Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore

Distribution: found only at Casa Saman [Saman Fm]

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