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Extinct genus of gastropods
NerineaTemporal range:
Jurassic–Cretaceous
Fossil shell of Nerinea from Italy
Scientific classification
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†Nerinea
†Nerinea is an
extinct
genus of
fossil
sea snails ,
marine
gastropod
molluscs in the clade
Heterobranchia .
Fossil record
This genus is present from the
Jurassic to the
Cretaceous periods.
[2] Fossils are known from various localities of Europe, Africa, North America, South America, United States, Colorado river and New Zealand.
[3]
Species
Species in the genus Nerinea include:
[4]
Nerinea desvoidyi D'Orbigny, 1921
[3]
Nerinea gachupinae Alencaster, 1977
[3]
Nerinea higoensis Shikama & Yui, 1973
Nerinea koikensis Shikama & Yui, 1973
Nerinea naumanni Sugiyama & Asao, 1942
Nerinea rigida Nagao, 1934
Nerinea schickii - from Early Cretaceous, Albian - Syria
[5]
Nerinea shiidai Shikama & Yui, 1973
Nerinea somaliensis Weir, 1925
[3]
Nerinea somensis Shikama & Yui, 1973
Nerinea sugiyamai Shikama & Yui, 1942
Nerinea suprjurensis Voltz - from
Middle Jurassic ,
Upper Oolite .
Porrentruy , Switzerland.
[5]
Nerinea syriaca Conrad - from Early Cretaceous, Albian - Syria
[5]
Nerinea bononiensis
Nerinea fossils
Nerinea fossils
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