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Naticasinus sinus

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Gosseletinidae

Taxonomy
Naticasinus sinus was named by Pan and Erwin (2002). Its type specimen is USNM 127602, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Matan M40, Heshan, which is in a Changhsingian carbonate limestone in the Heshan Formation of China. It is the type species of Naticasinus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Naticasinus sinus Pan and Erwin p. 7 figs. 4.14 - 4.16

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyEotomarioidea
familyGosseletinidae
subfamilyGosseletininae
genusNaticasinus
speciessinus

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.

Naticasinus sinus Pan and Erwin 2002
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height10.600

Composition: aragoniteo
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: detritivoreo
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2009-06-11 17:54:14
Modified: 2009-06-11 19:54:14
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Hendy 2009, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Changhsingian or 254.14000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Guangxi) Naticasinus sinus (type locality: 56895)