Gastropoda - Neritoidea - Neritidae
Alternative combination: Nerita triangulata
Synonyms: Nerita cowlitzensis Dickerson 1915, Nerita washingtoniana Weaver and Palmer 1922
Full reference: W. M. Gabb. 1869. Section II. Cretaceous Fossils. Part I. Description of New Species. Palaeontology of California, Volume II, Cretaceous and Tertiary Fossils 127-205
Belongs to Nerita (Theliostyla) according to R. L. Squires and L. R. Saul 2002
See also Dickerson 1915, Gabb 1869, Givens and Kennedy 1976, Hanna 1927, Squires 1987, Turner 1938 and Weaver 1942
Sister taxa: Nerita (Theliostyla) albicilla, Nerita (Theliostyla) alternans, Nerita (Theliostyla) chamaeleon, Nerita (Theliostyla) exuvioides, Nerita (Theliostyla) fortidentata, Nerita (Theliostyla) fulgurans, Nerita (Theliostyla) funiculata, Nerita (Theliostyla) joaquinensis, Nerita (Theliostyla) kennedyi, Nerita (Theliostyla) lindae, Nerita (Theliostyla) martiniana, Nerita (Theliostyla) paucigranosa, Nerita (Theliostyla) plutonis, Nerita (Theliostyla) semirugosa
Subtaxa: Nerita triangulata oregonensis
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (20: California, Oregon, Washington collections)
Total: 20 collections each including a single occurrence
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