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Naticopsis (Naticopsis) utahensis

Gastropoda - Naticopsidae

Taxonomy
Naticopsis (Naticopsis) utahensis was named by Batten and Stokes (1986). Its type specimen is AMNH 42978 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is AMNH3026, Windowblind Butte, San Rafael Swell, which is in a Smithian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal packstone in the Moenkopi Formation of Utah.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Naticopsis (Naticopsis) utahensis Batten and Stokes p. 13 figs. 14-16

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
suborderNeritaemorpha(Koken 1897)
superfamilyNeritoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyNaticopsidae()
genusNaticopsis
subgenusNaticopsisM'Coy 1844
speciesutahensis

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 (Naticopsis) utahensis Batten and Stokes 1986
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height32.922.304.502.401.24
shell diameter32.901.805.002.701.65

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: detritivoref
Vision: limitedg
Created: 2009-12-22 09:38:38
Modified: 2010-02-04 09:57:44
Source: g = genus, f = family
References: Knight 1933, Squires 1976

Age range: base of the Smithian to the top of the Spathian or 249.90000 to 246.70000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Smithian249.9 - 248.1USA (Utah) Naticopsis utahensis (type locality: 44283)
Spathian248.1 - 246.7USA (Utah) Naticopsis utahensis (62971 62974 62996 63004 63007 63008 63145)