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Naticopsis (Naticopsis) shumardi

Gastropoda - Naticopsidae

Taxonomy
Natica shumardi was named by McChesney (1859). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Naticopsis shumardi by McChesney (1868), White (1891), Knight (1933); it was recombined as Naticopsis (Naticopsis) shumardi by Yochelson and Saunders (1967).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1859Natica shumardi McChesney p. 62
1865Natica shumardi McChesney figs. pl. 2 f. 15a-b
1868Naticopsis shumardi McChesney p. 49 figs. pl. 2 f. 15a-b
1891Naticopsis shumardi White p. 24 figs. Pl 3, fig 11
1933Naticopsis shumardi Knight pp. 363, 380 figs. pl. 44 f. 5a-d
1967Naticopsis (Naticopsis) shumardi Yochelson and Saunders p. 143

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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
speciesshumardi()

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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: Artinskian or 290.10000 to 283.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Artinskian290.1 - 283.3USA (Texas) Naticopsis shumardi (119870)