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Velates
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
Subclass:
Prosobranchia
Order:
Archaeogastropoda
Suborder:
Neritopsina
Superfamily:
Neritacea
Family:
Neritaridae
Subfamily:
Neritarinae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Velates DEMONTFORT, 1810
Type Species:
V. conoideus ( = Nerita perversa GMELIN, 1791)
Images
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Fig. 184,15. *V. perversus (Gmelin), Eoc., Fr., 15 a, b, X0.7 (147)
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
Eu.-Asia-Afr.-N.Am.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
U.Cret.(Cenom.)
Beginning International Stage:
Cenomanian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
100.5
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Eoc.
Ending International Stage:
Priabonian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
33.9
Description
Large, spire concealed, resembling Crepidula, inner lip serrate
References
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
Subclass:
Prosobranchia
Order:
Archaeogastropoda
Suborder:
Neritopsina
Superfamily:
Neritacea
Family:
Neritaridae
Subfamily:
Neritarinae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Velates DEMONTFORT, 1810
Type Species:
V. conoideus ( = Nerita perversa GMELIN, 1791)
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. 184,15. *V. perversus (Gmelin), Eoc., Fr., 15 a, b, X0.7 (147)
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
Eu.-Asia-Afr.-N.Am.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
U.Cret.(Cenom.)
Beginning International Stage:
Cenomanian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
100.5
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Eoc.
Ending International Stage:
Priabonian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
33.9
Description
Large, spire concealed, resembling Crepidula, inner lip serrate