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Naticopsis inflata

Gastropoda - Naticopsidae

Taxonomy
Natica inflata was named by Römer (1843). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Grund, northwest of Hartz mountains, which is in a Famennian carbonate limestone in the Cürten Strata Formation of Germany.

It was recombined as Naticopsis (Naticopsis) inflata by Krawczyński (2002); it was recombined as Naticopsis inflata by Krawczyński (2006), Wagner (2023).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Natica inflata Römer
1882Natica adorfensis Holzapfel
1891Natica inflata Whidborne p. 189
2002Naticopsis (Naticopsis) inflata Krawczyński p. 271–272 figs. 4O, 7D, 8O
2006Naticopsis inflata Krawczyński pp. 696-698 figs. 6A-K, L1:n
2023Naticopsis inflata Wagner p. 3692

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

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 inflata Römer 1843
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Invalid names: Naticopsis adorfensis Holzapfel 1882 [synonym]
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: Knight 1933, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Givetian to the top of the Famennian or 383.40000 to 358.86000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Givetian383.4 - 382.31Germany Natica adorfensis (37046)
Early/Lower Frasnian382.31 - 379.0Poland Naticopsis inflata (62179)
Early/Lower Frasnian382.31 - 379.0Poland (Swietokrzyskie Voivodship) Naticopsis inflata (75504 75507)
Middle Frasnian379.0 - 375.2Poland Naticopsis inflata (62175)
Middle Frasnian379.0 - 375.2Poland (Swietokrzyskie Voivodship) Naticopsis inflata (75512 75515)
Late/Upper Frasnian375.2 - 372.15Poland (Swietokrzyskie Voivodship) Naticopsis inflata (75502)
Late/Upper Frasnian375.2 - 372.15Poland (Wojewodztwo Swietokrzyskie) Naticopsis inflata (62176)
Famennian372.15 - 358.86Germany Natica inflata (156553)