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Naticopsis planifrons

Gastropoda - Naticopsidae

Taxonomy
Naticopsis (Naticopsis) planifrons was named by Linsley (1968) [Naticopsis (Naticopsis) planifrons Linsley 1968]. It is not extant. Its type locality is Brunner Quarry, Unit 15, 1ΒΌ miles northwest of Amherstburg, which is in an Eifelian carbonate limestone in the Lucas Formation of Canada.

It was recombined as Naticopsis planifrons by Wagner (2023).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Naticopsis (Naticopsis) planifrons Linsley pp. 417 - 418 figs. pl. 38 f. 4a-d
2023Naticopsis planifrons Wagner p. 2754

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

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 planifrons Linsley 1968
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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: Eifelian or 393.30000 to 387.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Canada (Ontario) Naticopsis planifrons (type locality: 102529)
Middle Devonian393.3 - 382.7USA (Illinois) Naticopsis planifrons (24285)