Natica (Neverita) convexa Nomland 1916 (moon snail)

Gastropoda - Sorbeoconcha - Naticidae

Full reference: J. O. Nomland. 1916. Relation of the invertebrate to the vertebrate faunal zones of the Jacalitos and Etchegoin formations in the north Coalinga Region, California. University of California Publications Bulletin of the Department of Geology 9(6):77-88

Belongs to Natica (Neverita) according to J. O. Nomland 1916

Sister taxa: 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 samanensis, Neverita semiglobosa, Neverita subreclusiana, Polinices (Neverita) insignis, Polynices (Neverita) eocenica

Type specimen: Its type locality is UCMP loc2091, which is in a Pliocene marine sandstone in the Etchegoin Formation of California.

Ecology: semi-infaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Pliocene of United States (4: California collections)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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