Gastropoda - Neritoidea - Naticopsidae
Full reference: J. Tong and D.H. Erwin. 2001. Triassic gastropods of the southern Qinling Mountains, China. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 92:1-47
Belongs to Naticopsis (Dicosmos) according to J. Tong and D.H. Erwin 2001
Sister taxa: Dicosmos conoideus, Dicosmos declivis, Dicosmos globosus, Dicosmos mammispira, Naticopsis (Dicosmos) applanatus, Naticopsis (Dicosmos) declivis, Naticopsis (Dicosmos) eyerichi, Naticopsis (Dicosmos) sichuanensis
Type specimen: USNM 485581. Its type locality is Guojiashan Section, Bed 20, which is in an Anisian carbonate limestone in the Guojiashan Formation of China.
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Triassic of China (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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