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

Naticopsis
Temporal range: Early DevonianTriassic 412.3–242.0 Ma
Naticopsis from Ladinian of Italy
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Neritimorpha
Order: Cycloneritida
Family: Neritopsidae
Subfamily: Naticopsinae
Genus: Naticopsis
McCoy, 1844
Synonyms
  • Diaphorostoma (Naticopsis)
  • Naticopsis (Neritomopsis) Waagen 1880

Fossil records

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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.[1]

Species

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Species within this genus include:[1]

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