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Ophiodermella incisa

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Borsoniidae

Taxonomy
Drillia incisa was named by Carpenter (1863). It is extant.

It was recombined as Turris incisa by Packard (1918); it was recombined as Clathrodrillia (Moniliopsis) incisa by Dall (1921); it was recombined as Moniliopsis incisa by Grant and IV and Gale (1931); it was recombined as Clathrodrillia incisa by Willett (1946); it was recombined as Ophiodermella incisa by Hendy (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Drillia incisa Hinds p. 37
1863Drillia incisa Carpenter p. 603
1918Turris incisa Packard p. 342 figs. Pl. 41, Figs. 2a, 2b
1921Clathrodrillia (Moniliopsis) incisa Dall p. 70
1931Moniliopsis incisa Grant, IV and Gale p. 565 figs. Plate 20, Figure 21
1946Clathrodrillia incisa Willett p. 29
2021Ophiodermella incisa Hendy

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyConoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyBorsoniidae(Bellardi 1875)
genusOphiodermellaBartsch 1944
speciesincisa(Carpenter 1863)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Ophiodermella incisa Carpenter 1863
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Invalid names: Borsonella polynotata Hanna 1924 [synonym], Clathrodrillia (Moniliopsis) halcyonis Dall 1908 [synonym], Turris (Drillia) modestus Moody 1916 [synonym]
†Moniliopsis incisa quinquecincta Grant, IV and Gale 1931
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
U. S. Grant, IV and H. R. Gale 1931Shell of moderate size and weight, with comparatively strongly convex, evenly roimded whorls and a fairly short columella, with the mmimum number of spiral grooves and, except on the young or on unusually well-preserved specimens, almost mdistinguishable growth lines.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: carnivoresuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:08:14
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:08:14
Source: superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Pliocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 5.33300 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 3.6 Ma

Collections (27 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (California) Moniliopsis incisa (96903)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.58USA (California) Clathrodrillia incisa (200398) Moniliopsis incisa (200403) Ophiodermella quinquecincta (238418 238421 238436 238437 238605)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58USA (California) Turris modestus (186031)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Mexico (Baja California) Ophiodermella incisa (96592 96593)
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117USA (California) Clathrodrillia incisa (237610) Moniliopsis incisa (201624)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129USA (California) Moniliopsis incisa (96894)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117USA (California) Drillia incisa (222646)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (California) Clathrodrillia fancherae (160361 219029) Moniliopsis incisa (59063 96566 96895 226458 240604 240621) Ophiodermella incisa (240646)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Mexico Clathrodrillia incisa (67613 67641 67643)