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Naticopsis phillipsi

Gastropoda - Naticopsidae

Taxonomy
Naticopsis phillipsi was named by M'Coy (1844) [Naticopsis Phillipsi]. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kilcommock Glebe, which is in a Brigantian carbonate limestone in the Lower Limestone Series Formation of Ireland. It is the type species of Naticopsis, Naticopsis (Naticopsis).

It was recombined as Naticopsis (Naticopsis) phillipsi by Linsley (1968) and Tassell (1982).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1844Naticopsis phillipsi M'Coy
1968Naticopsis (Naticopsis) phillipsi Linsley pp. 416 - 417
1982Naticopsis (Naticopsis) phillipsi Tassell p. 26
2023Naticopsis phillipsi Wagner p. 4666

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

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 phillipsi M'Coy 1844
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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: 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: Brigantian or 336.00000 to 330.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Brigantian336.0 - 330.9Ireland Naticopsis phillipsi (type locality: 157643)