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Naticopsis nexicosta

Gastropoda - Naticopsidae

Taxonomy
Natica nexicosta was named by Phillips (1841). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Naticopsis nexicosta by Wagner (2023).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Natica nexicosta Phillips
1871Natica nexicosta Tietze p. 40 figs. pl. 2 f. 25
1888Natica nexicosta Etheridge p. 164
1891Natica nexicosta Whidborne pp. 192 - 193 figs. pl. 19 f. 1
2023Naticopsis nexicosta Wagner p. 2642

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
suborderNeritaemorpha(Koken 1897)
superfamilyNeritoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyNaticopsidae()
genusNaticopsis
speciesnexicosta(Phillips 1841)

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 nexicosta Phillips 1841
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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: Givetian or 387.95000 to 382.31000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Givetian387.95 - 382.31United Kingdom (England) Natica nexicosta (129878)