Nerineoidean
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Nerineoidean is a noun meaning Any of the superfamily †Nerineoidea of extinct sea snails.
Meaning
Any of the superfamily †Nerineoidea of extinct sea snails.
Example Sentences
The Late Mesozoic (Late Jurassic to Late Cretaceous) could represent a peak in planktic productivity as indicated by the evolution of very large deposit-feeding nerineoidean gastropods which reached lengths of 50 cm beginning in the Late Jurassic [70], and by a size maximum in suspension-feeding bivalves in the Late Cretaceous (Table 1) and of suspension-feeding gastropods (Gigantocapulus schmitti, length 400mm) [71, 72].
Word Forms
- nerineoideans
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include nerineid, neritid, areneid, tonnoidean, nonion, limacinoid.
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