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Colpites minutus

Gastropoda - Naticopsidae

Taxonomy
Naticopsis minutus was named by Sayre (1930) [?Naticopsis minutus]. It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Angyomphalus minutus by Knight (1933); it was recombined as Colpites minutus by Knight (1936) and Batten (1995).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Naticopsis minutus Sayre p. 142 figs. pl. 13 f. 5
1933Angyomphalus minutus Knight p. 55 figs. pl. 8 f. 5
1936Colpites minutus Knight p. 529
1995Colpites minutus Batten pp. 8 – 9 fig. 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
suborderNeritaemorpha(Koken 1897)
superfamilyNeritoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyNaticopsidae()
genusColpites
speciesminutus()

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.

†Colpites minutus Sayre 1930
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: "calcite"f
Composition 2: aragonitef
Locomotion: actively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: omnivoresuperf
Diet 2: grazersuperf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2010-02-04 09:00:39
Modified: 2010-02-04 11:00:39
Source: f = family, superf = superfamily, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Squires 1976, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Morrowan to the top of the Moscovian or 323.20000 to 307.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Morrowan323.2 - 318.6USA (Texas) Colpites minutus (79966)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Missouri) Angyomphalus minutus (69773)