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Naticopsis waterlooensis

Gastropoda - Naticopsidae

Taxonomy
Naticopsis waterlooensis was named by Weller (1916). It is not extant. Its type locality is Bed No. 8, Fountain Creek, 2 miles southwest of Waterloo, which is in a Chesterian carbonate limestone in the Ste. Genevieve Formation of Illinois.

It was recombined as Naticopsis (Naticopsis) waterlooensis by Thein and Nitecki (1974).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1916Naticopsis waterlooensis Weller
1974Naticopsis (Naticopsis) waterlooensis Thein and Nitecki pp. 151 - 155 figs. f. 64
2023Naticopsis waterlooensis Wagner p. 6149

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

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 waterlooensis Weller 1916
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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: Squires 1976, Knight 1933

Age range: Chesterian or 335.40000 to 323.40000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chesterian335.4 - 323.4USA (Illinois) Naticopsis waterlooensis (58998 59826 type locality: 68188)
Chesterian335.4 - 323.4USA (Arizona) Naticopsis waterlooensis (124256)