Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Naticopsis (Naticopsis) ziczac

Gastropoda - Naticopsidae

Taxonomy
Naticopsis ziczac was named by Whitfield (1882) [Naticopsis zic-zac]. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Newtonville, which is in a Chesterian carbonate limestone in the Maxville Formation of Ohio.

It was recombined as Naticopsis (Naticopsis) ziczac by Hoare (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1882Naticopsis ziczac Whitfield p. 223
1891Naticopsis ziczac Whitfield p. 590 figs. pl. 14 f. 15-16
1895Naticopsis ziczac Whitfield p. 477 figs. pl. 10 f. 15-16
1911Naticopsis ziczac Morse p. 402 figs. 27a-b
2004Naticopsis (Naticopsis) ziczac Hoare p. 90

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
suborderNeritaemorpha(Koken 1897)
superfamilyNeritoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyNaticopsidae()
genusNaticopsis
subgenusNaticopsisM'Coy 1844
speciesziczac()

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.

show all | hide all
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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: detritivoref
Vision: limitedg
Created: 2009-12-22 09:38:38
Modified: 2010-02-04 09:57:44
Source: g = genus, f = family
References: Knight 1933, Squires 1976

Age range: Chesterian or 335.40000 to 323.40000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chesterian335.4 - 323.4USA (Ohio) Naticopsis ziczac (127995 128012 128013 128018 128023 128050 type locality: 128054)