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Naticopsis (Vernelia) sublimneiformis

Gastropoda - Naticopsidae

Taxonomy
Naticopsis sublimneiformis was named by Kittl (1894).

It was recombined as Hologyra (Vernelia) sublimneiformis by Böhm (1895); it was recombined as Hologyra sublimneiformis by Kittl (1899); it was recombined as Naticopsis (Vernelia) sublimneiformis by Tong and Erwin (2001).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
N. arctica, N. spectatus, N. esui, Vernelia sinensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1894Naticopsis sublimneiformis Kittl p. 147 figs. Pl 3, figs 23,25,26
1895Hologyra (Vernelia) sublimneiformis Böhm p. 250 figs. Pl 15, fig 24
1899Hologyra sublimneiformis Kittl p. 52 figs. Pl 4, fig 10
2001Naticopsis (Vernelia) sublimneiformis Tong and Erwin p. 22 figs. Pl 3, figs 35-40

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
suborderNeritaemorpha(Koken 1897)
superfamilyNeritoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyNaticopsidae()
genusNaticopsis
subgenusVernelia()
speciessublimneiformis(Kittl 1894)

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height49.674.5015.011.44.51

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: Hendy et al. 2009, Knight 1933

Age range: base of the Anisian to the top of the Ladinian or 247.20000 to 237.00000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian247.2 - 242.0China (Gansu) Naticopsis sublimneiformis (119265 119266)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0China (Sichuan) Naticopsis sublimneiformis (44945)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Italy Hologyra sublimneiformis (138255 138256)