Nerinea
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†Nerinea is an extinct genus
of fossil
sea snail
s, marine
gastropod molluscs in the clade Heterobranchia.
The genus is known from the Jurassic
to the Cretaceous
periods.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of fossil
Fossil
Fossils are the preserved remains or traces of animals , plants, and other organisms from the remote past...
sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod molluscs in the clade Heterobranchia.
The genus is known from the Jurassic
Jurassic
The Jurassic is a geologic period and system that extends from about Mya to Mya, that is, from the end of the Triassic to the beginning of the Cretaceous. The Jurassic constitutes the middle period of the Mesozoic era, also known as the age of reptiles. The start of the period is marked by...
to the Cretaceous
Cretaceous
The Cretaceous , derived from the Latin "creta" , usually abbreviated K for its German translation Kreide , is a geologic period and system from circa to million years ago. In the geologic timescale, the Cretaceous follows the Jurassic period and is followed by the Paleogene period of the...
periods.
Species
Species in the genus Nerinea include:- Nerinea higoensis Shikama & Yui, 1973
- Nerinea koikensis Shikama & Yui, 1973
- Nerinea naumanni Sugiyama & Asao, 1942
- Nerinea rigida Nagao, 1934
- Nerinea? ryofuae Tsuchi & Kagami, 1967
- Nerinea shiidai Shikama & Yui, 1973
- Nerinea somensis Shikama & Yui, 1973
- Nerinea sugiyamai Shikama & Yui, 1942
- Nerinea suprjurensis Voltz from Middle JurassicMiddle JurassicThe Middle Jurassic is the second epoch of the Jurassic Period. It lasted from 176-161 million years ago. In European lithostratigraphy, rocks of this Middle Jurassic age are called the Dogger....
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, Switzerland.