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Naticopsis (Dicosmos) sichuanensis

Gastropoda - Naticopsidae

Taxonomy
Naticopsis (Dicosmos) sichuanensis was named by Tong and Erwin (2001). Its type specimen is USNM 485562 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Saierlangshan Section, Bed 62-1, which is in an Anisian carbonate limestone in the Guojiashan Formation of China.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Naticopsis (Dicosmos) sichuanensis Tong and Erwin p. 22 figs. Pl 3, figs 23-34

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
suborderNeritaemorpha(Koken 1897)
superfamilyNeritoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyNaticopsidae()
genusNaticopsis
subgenusDicosmos
speciessichuanensis

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 (Dicosmos) sichuanensis Tong and Erwin 2001
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height77.213.909.507.201.99

Composition: "calcite"f
Composition 2: aragonitef
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: omnivoresuperf
Diet 2: grazersuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2010-02-04 09:00:39
Modified: 2010-02-04 11:00:39
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Squires 1976, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Anisian to the top of the Ladinian or 246.70000 to 237.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian246.7 - 241.464China (Sichuan) Naticopsis sichuanensis (type locality: 119274 119277)
Ladinian241.464 - 237.0China (Sichuan) Naticopsis sichuanensis (44945 127643)