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Naticopsis (Naticopsis) khurensis

Gastropoda - Naticopsidae

Taxonomy
Naticopsis khurensis was named by Waagen (1880). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is West of Khura, upper limit of Middle Productus-limestone, Salt Range, which is in a Wuchiapingian carbonate limestone in the Wargal Formation of Pakistan.

It was recombined as Neritina khurensis by Delpey (1941); it was recombined as Naticopsis (Naticopsis) khurensis by Batten (1979).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Naticopsis khurensis Waagen p. 100 figs. Pl 9, fig 10
1903Naticopsis khurensis Diener p. 64 figs. Pl 3, fig 3
1931Naticopsis khoovensis Grabau p. 358 figs. Pl 35, figs 2-4,14
1941Neritina khurensis Delpey p. 271 fig. 13
1979Naticopsis (Naticopsis) khurensis Batten p. 13 fig. 15a,b

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
suborderNeritaemorpha(Koken 1897)
superfamilyNeritoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyNaticopsidae()
genusNaticopsis
subgenusNaticopsisM'Coy 1844
specieskhurensis()

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height517.410.533.016.78.78
shell diameter520.514.030.022.011.3

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: base of the Kungurian to the top of the Changhsingian or 279.30000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3Malaysia (Perak) Naticopsis khurensis (62131)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28China (Nei Mongol) Naticopsis khoovensis (109091 109209)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Cambodia Neritina khurensis (107273 107276 107282)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Pakistan Naticopsis khurensis (type locality: 119658)
Lopingian259.9 - 252.17India Naticopsis khurensis (230328)
Wuchiapingian - Changhsingian259.9 - 252.17Pakistan Naticopsis khurensis (126752)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Pakistan Naticopsis khurensis (126898)