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Murchisonia lawlessi

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Murchisoniidae

Taxonomy
Murchisonia (Murchisonia) lawlessi was named by Cook and Camilleri (1997) [Murchisonia (Murchisonia) lawlessi Cook & Camilleri 1997]. It is not extant. Its type locality is QML 1019, ridge of silicrete 100 meters north of road 500m East of Storm Dam 190, which is in a Givetian carbonate limestone in the Dosey Limestone Formation of Australia.

It was recombined as Murchisonia lawlessi by Wagner (2023).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Murchisonia (Murchisonia) lawlessi Cook and Camilleri
2023Murchisonia lawlessi Wagner p. 2982

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

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 lawlessi Cook and Camilleri 1997
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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: Givetian or 387.70000 to 382.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Australia (Queensland) Murchisonia lawlessi (type locality: 39870)