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Jedria ventrica

Gastropoda - Naticopsidae

Taxonomy
Natica ventrica was named by Norwood and Pratten (1855). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Naticopsis ventricosus by Meek and Worthen (1873) and Knight (1933); it was recombined as Naticopsis ventricosa by Morningstar (1922); it was recombined as Naticopsis (Jedria) ventricosa by Hoare (1961); it was recombined as Jedria ventrica by Sturgeon (1964), Kues and Batten (2001) and Wagner (2023).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1855Natica ventrica Norwood and Pratten
1858Naticopsis (Nerita) pricei Shumard and Swallow p. 202
1865Natica altonensis McChesney figs. pl. 2 f. 14a-b
1868Naticopsis altonensis McChesney p. 50 figs. pl. 2 f. 14a-c
1873Naticopsis ventricosus Meek and Worthen p. 592 figs. pl. 28 f. 13
1922Naticopsis ventricosa Morningstar p. 258
1933Naticopsis ventricosus Knight pp. 369 - 373 figs. pl. 41 f. 2a-j; pl. 42 f. 2a; pl. 44 f.
1961Naticopsis (Jedria) ventricosa Hoare pp. 182 - 184 figs. pl. 22 f. 14-15
1964Jedria ventrica Sturgeon pp. 215 - 216 figs. pl. 32 f. 14-15
2001Jedria ventrica Kues and Batten p. 60 figs. f. 12.1-12.9
2023Jedria ventrica Wagner p. 5119

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
suborderNeritaemorpha(Koken 1897)
superfamilyNeritoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyNaticopsidae()
genusJedria()
speciesventrica()

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.

†Jedria ventrica Norwood and Pratten 1855
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Invalid names: Natica altonensis McChesney 1865 [synonym], Naticopsis (Nerita) pricei Shumard and Swallow 1858 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: "calcite"g
Body part: shellg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Thickness: thickg
Environment: marineg
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: browserg
Diet 2: omnivoreg
Vision: limitedg
Created: 2009-12-22 09:32:41
Modified: 2009-12-22 11:32:41
Source: g = genus
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Knight 1933

Age range: base of the Desmoinesian to the top of the Myachkovian or 312.80000 to 307.00000 Ma

Collections (21 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Missouri) Naticopsis ventricosa (69772)
Kashirian - Myachkovian313.8 - 307.0USA (New Mexico) Naticopsis ventrica (46548)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Ohio) Naticopsis ventrica (64923 64933 64936 64938)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (New Mexico) Naticopsis ventrica (46536)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Missouri) Naticopsis ventricosa (69771 70256 70271 70290 70297 70307 70309 70381 70382 75871)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Kansas) Naticopsis altonensis (935 1042)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Pennsylvania) Naticopsis altonensis (184079 184098)