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Naticopsis (Vernelia)

Gastropoda - Naticopsidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Hologyra (Vernelia) Böhm p. 250
1960Vernelia Knight et al. p. 276
2001Naticopsis (Vernelia) Tong and Erwin p. 22 figs. Pl 3, figs 35-40
2002Vernelia Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
suborderNeritaemorpha(Koken 1897)
superfamilyNeritoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyNaticopsidae()
genusNaticopsis
subgenusVernelia()

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.

Subg. †Naticopsis (Vernelia) Böhm 1895
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Vernelia fenestravella Batten and Stokes 1986
Vernelia samae Foster et al. 2019
Vernelia subimpressa Yin and Yochelson 1983
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height86.592.8015.07.154.64
shell diameter83.733.004.803.600.917

Composition: "calcite"g
Composition 2: aragoniteg
Body part: shellg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Environment: marineg
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: omnivoresuperf
Diet 2: grazersuperf
Vision: limitedg
Created: 2009-12-22 09:38:38
Modified: 2010-02-04 09:57:44
Source: g = genus, superf = superfamily
References: Knight 1933, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Wuchiapingian to the top of the Sevatian or 259.90000 to 205.60000 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17China (Guizhou) Naticopsis crassilabellum (119965)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Sichuan) Vernelia sinensis (116227)
Griesbachian251.902 - 250.5China (Guizhou) Vernelia samae (200985 200988 201000 201001 201013)
Smithian251.3 - 247.2USA (Utah) Vernelia fenestravella (44283)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0China (Gansu) Naticopsis sublimneiformis (119265 119266)
Pelsonian - Illyrian247.2 - 242.0China (Guizhou) Vernelia subimpressa (44252)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0China (Sichuan) Naticopsis sublimneiformis (44945)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Italy Hologyra dissimilis (138261) Hologyra sublimneiformis (138256) Hologyra sublimneiformis, Hologyra vincta (138255)
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6USA (Idaho) Vernelia sp. (38377)