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Neritopsis (Neritopsis) elegantissima

Gastropoda - Cycloneritida - Neritopsidae

Taxonomy
Neritopsis elegantissima was named by Hornes (1853).

It was recombined as Neritopsis (Neritopsis) elegantissima by Szabo (1982).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1853Neritopsis elegantissima Hornes p. 763
1982Neritopsis (Neritopsis) elegantissima Szabo p. 17 figs. Pl. 1, Fig. 1-3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassNeritimorpha
RankNameAuthor
orderCycloneritida()
orderNeritoina(Rafinesque 1815)
superfamilyNeritopsoidea
familyNeritopsidaeGray 1847
subfamilyNeritopsinae
genusNeritopsisGrateloup 1832
subgenusNeritopsisGrateloup 1832
specieselegantissima(Hornes 1853)

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
height310.0

Composition: aragonitef
Composition 2: low Mg calcitef
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2007-09-18 08:54:47
Modified: 2007-09-18 10:56:14
Source: f = family, c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Oxynotum to the top of the Raricostatum or 199.50000 to 192.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9Hungary Neritopsis elegantissima (151860)
Oxynotum - Raricostatum199.5 - 192.9Hungary (Veszprém Megye) Neritopsis elegantissima (81576)
Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9Italy Neritopsis elegantissima (80016)