Naticopsis (Marmolatella) imoensis Jeffery et al. 1994 (snail)

Gastropoda - Neritoina - Delphinulopsidae

Full reference: D. L. Jeffery, R.D. Hoare, R.H. Mapes and C.J. Brown. 1994. Gastropods (Mollusca) from the Imo Formation (Mississippian, Chesterian) of north-central Arkansas. Journal of Paleontology 68(1):58-79

Belongs to Naticopsis (Marmolatella) according to D. L. Jeffery et al. 1994

Sister taxa: Marmolatella ambiguus, Marmolatella ampliata, Marmolatella complanata, Marmolatella fenestrata, Marmolatella gigas, Marmolatella implicata, Marmolatella iordanae, Marmolatella obtusangula, Marmolatella picta, Marmolatella profunda, Marmolatella sigaretiformis, Marmolatella stomatia, Marmolatella subovata, Marmolatella telleri, Naticopsis (Marmolatella) applanata, Naticopsis (Marmolatella) macgordoni, Naticopsis (Marmolatella) plana

Type specimen: USNM 4638998. Its type locality is Loc. 1. USGS 14369. Road cut on se side US 65, 0.8 km sw of Peyton Creek Bridge, which is in a Serpukhovian offshore grainstone/shale in the Imo Formation of Arkansas.

Ecology: epifaunal

Distribution: found only at Loc. 1. USGS 14369. Road cut on se side US 65, 0.8 km sw of Peyton Creek Bridge

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