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Naticopsis (Neritomopsis) minuta

Gastropoda - Naticopsidae

Taxonomy
Neritomopsis minuta was named by Waagen (1880). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Chidru, topmost Productus Limestone, Salt Range, which is in a Changhsingian coastal sandstone in the Chhidru Formation of Pakistan.

It was recombined as Naticopsis minuta by Knight (1933); it was recombined as Naticopsis (Neritomopsis) minuta by Reed (1944).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Neritomopsis minuta Waagen p. 107 figs. Pl 10, fig 5
1933Naticopsis minuta Knight p. 363
1944Naticopsis (Neritomopsis) minuta Reed

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

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
partNmean
shell height16.00
shell diameter15.50

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 Capitanian to the top of the Changhsingian or 264.28000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Pakistan Naticopsis minuta (127032)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17Pakistan Naticopsis minuta (126981) Neritomopsis minuta (type locality: 89061)