†Nerinea is an extinct genus of fossil sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Heterobranchia.
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Genus: | †Nerinea |
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 in the genus Nerinea include:[4]