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nerineoidean

nerineoidean noun: any of the superfamily †Nerineoidea of extinct sea snails.

Noun

nerineoidean (plural nerineoideans)

  1. Any of the superfamily †Nerineoidea of extinct sea snails.
    • 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...2016 January 16, “Gigantism and Its Implications for the History of Life”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of nerineoidean

pluralnerineoideans

Origin of nerineoidean

†Nerineoidea + -an

Questions about nerineoidean

What does nerineoidean mean?
Nerineoidean means any of the superfamily †Nerineoidea of extinct sea snails.
What part of speech is nerineoidean?
Nerineoidean is a noun.
What is the plural of nerineoidean?
The plural of nerineoidean is nerineoideans.

Words near nerineoidean in the dictionary

  1. nerine
  2. nerineid
  3. nerineids
  4. nerinellid
  5. nerinellids
  6. nerineoidean
  7. nerineoideans
  8. nerines
  9. Neringa
  10. Neringla
  11. Nerio

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