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Naticopsis tettenbornensis

Gastropoda - Naticopsidae

Taxonomy
Naticopsis tettenbornensis was named by Dietz (1911). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Tettenborn (Halle collection), which is in a Wuchiapingian carbonate limestone in the Zechstein Formation of Germany.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1911Naticopsis tettenbornensis Dietz p. 474 figs. Pl 14, fig 10

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

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
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: Knight 1933, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.90000 to 254.17000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Germany Naticopsis tettenbornensis (type locality: 208965)