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Murchisonia auctor

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Murchisoniidae

Taxonomy
Murchisonia auctor was named by Mawson et al. (2002) [Murchisonia (Murchisonia) auctor]. Its type specimen is AMF 118287. Its type locality is Bed 16A Section Q Right flank of Limestone Creek, Windellama, which is in a Lochkovian carbonate limestone in the Windellama Formation of Australia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Murchisonia auctor Mawson et al. p. 66 figs. f. 5E-M
2023Murchisonia auctor Wagner p. 6055

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyMurchisonioidea()
familyMurchisoniidae
genusMurchisonia
speciesauctor

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.

Murchisonia auctor Mawson et al. 2002
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2009-06-06 08:12:42
Modified: 2009-09-24 16:06:01
Source: g = genus, o = order
References: Hendy 2009, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Lochkovian or 419.20000 to 410.80000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Australia (New South Wales) Murchisonia auctor (45713 45714 type locality: 45716 45717 48633 48634)