Gastropoda - Neritoidea - Naticopsidae
Holotype presumed lost. USGS 2963 was designated a hypotype by Knight (1941).
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Alternative combinations: Angyomphalus moniliferus, Naticopsis monilifera
Full reference: C. A. White. 1880. Contributions to invertebrate paleontology, No. 6; certain Carboniferous fossils from western states and territories. United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories. Annual Report 12(1):119-141
Belongs to Colpites according to J. B. Knight 1941
See also Girty 1903, Keyes 1894, Knight 1933, Knight 1936, Morgan 1924, White 1880 and White 1881
Sister taxa: Colpites lirata, Colpites minutus, Colpites striata, Colpites tiara
Type specimen: USGS 2963, a shell
Ecology: epifaunal omnivore-grazer
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of United States (5: Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico, Texas collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
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