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Naticopsis indica

Gastropoda - Naticopsidae

Taxonomy
Naticopsis indica was named by Waagen (1880). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Khund Ghat, Upper Productus-limestone, Salt Range (Wynne coll), which is in a Changhsingian marine limestone in the Chhidru Formation of Pakistan.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Naticopsis indica Waagen p. 101 figs. Pl 10, fig 4

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

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 indica Waagen 1880
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height140.5
shell diameter133.0

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: omnivoresuperf
Diet 2: grazersuperf
Vision: limitedg
Created: 2009-12-22 09:38:38
Modified: 2010-02-04 09:57:44
Source: g = genus, superf = superfamily
References: Knight 1933, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Changhsingian or 254.14000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian259.51 - 251.902Pakistan Naticopsis indica (127017)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Pakistan Naticopsis indica (type locality: 90251)