Naticopsis

{{Short description|Extinct genus of gastropods}}

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| fossil_range = Early DevonianTriassic {{fossilrange|412.3|242.0}}

| image = Neritopsidae - Naticopsis.JPG

| image_caption = Naticopsis from Ladinian of Italy

| taxon = Naticopsis

| authority = McCoy, 1844

| synonyms =

  • Diaphorostoma (Naticopsis)
  • Naticopsis (Neritomopsis) Waagen 1880

}}

Naticopsis is an extinct genus of small sea snails belonging to the family Neritopsidae.

Fossil records

This genus is known in the fossil record from the Devonian to the Triassic periods (from about 412.3 to 242.0 million years ago). Fossils of species within this genus have been found in China, United States, Europe, Cambodia, Iran, Japan, Malaysia and Pakistan.[https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=109592 Paleobiology Database]

Species

Species within this genus include:

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References

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  • F. M'Coy. 1844. A synopsis of the characters of the Carboniferous limestone fossils of Ireland 1-274
  • K. Bandel. 2007. Description and classification of Late Triassic Neritimorpha (Gastropoda, Mollusca) from the St Cassian Formation, Italian Alps. Bulletin of Geosciences 82(3):215-274

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Category:Neritopsidae

Category:Prehistoric gastropod genera

Category:Triassic extinctions

Category:Paleozoic life of Ontario

Category:Paleozoic life of Alberta

Category:Paleozoic life of Manitoba

Category:Paleozoic life of the Northwest Territories

Category:Paleozoic life of Yukon

Category:Fossils of Vietnam

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