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Naticopsis tortum

Gastropoda - Naticopsidae

Taxonomy
Platyceras tortum was named by Meek (1872). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Naticopsis torta by Raymond (1910), Raymond (1911); it was recombined as Naticopsis tortum by Morningstar (1922).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1871Platyceras tortum Meek
1872Platyceras tortum Meek p. 171
1875Platyceras tortum Meek
1910Naticopsis torta Raymond pp. 144, 155 figs. pl. 24 f. 14
1911Naticopsis torta Raymond pp. 83 - 84, 95 figs. pl. 3 f. 14
1922Naticopsis tortum Morningstar p. 257 figs. pl. 15 f. 17-18

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
suborderNeritaemorpha(Koken 1897)
superfamilyNeritoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyNaticopsidae()
genusNaticopsis
speciestortum(Meek 1872)

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 tortum Meek 1872
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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: Desmoinesian or 312.80000 to 306.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Pennsylvania) Naticopsis torta (184081 184098)