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Naticopsis efossa

Gastropoda - Naticopsidae

Taxonomy
Natica efossa was named by Goldfuss (1844). It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Naticopsis efossa by Kirchner (1915), Heidelberger (2001), Wagner (2023).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1844Natica efossa Goldfuss
1915Naticopsis efossa Kirchner p. 236
2001Naticopsis efossa Heidelberger pp. 188 - 189 figs. pl. 18 f. 13
2023Naticopsis efossa Wagner p. 4347

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

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.

Naticopsis efossa Goldfuss 1844
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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: 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: Early/Lower Givetian or 387.95000 to 385.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Naticopsis efossa (38362)