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Naticopsis (Neritomopsis) arenicola

Gastropoda - Naticopsidae

Taxonomy
Phasianella arenicola was named by Waagen (1880).

It was recombined as Naticopsis (Neritomopsis) arenicola by Reed (1944).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Phasianella arenicola Waagen p. 109 figs. Pl 10, fig 6
1944Naticopsis (Neritomopsis) arenicola Reed

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

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
partNmean
shell height15.00
shell diameter15.00

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: Hendy et al. 2009, Knight 1933

Age range: Changhsingian or 254.14000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian259.51 - 251.902Pakistan Naticopsis arenicola (126700 126709)
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902Pakistan Naticopsis arenicola (126896 126981) Phasianella arenicola (89061 90251)