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Vanikoropsis minuta

Gastropoda - Vanikoridae

Taxonomy
Vanikoropsis minuta was named by Pan (1977). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is YHS496, Heping township, Jinggu County, which is in a Bajocian/Bathonian fluvial-lacustrine horizon in the Hepingxiang Formation of China.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
V. alsus, V. cassisiana, V. decussata, V. demipleurus, V. nebrascensis, V. ous, V. skoui, V. tuomeyana

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Vanikoropsis minuta Pan p. 135 figs. Pl 8, figs 9,10

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyVanikoroideaGray 1840
familyVanikoridaeGray 1840
genusVanikoropsisMeek 1876
speciesminuta

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.

†Vanikoropsis minuta Pan 1977
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height20.3950.3400.4600.4000.085

Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:01:16
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:01:16
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Bajocian to the top of the Bathonian or 170.90000 to 165.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bajocian - Bathonian170.9 - 165.3China (Yunnan) Vanikoropsis minuta (type locality: 165457)