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Murchisonia lohrheimi

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Murchisoniidae

Taxonomy
Murchisonia lohrheimi was named by Heidelberger (2001). It is not extant. Its type locality is Gastropods of the Lahn Basin Limestones: Hahnstaetten (back-reef), which is in a Givetian carbonate limestone/reef rocks in the Bücheler Formation of Germany.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Murchisonia lohrheimi Heidelberger
2023Murchisonia lohrheimi Wagner p. 4324

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

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 lohrheimi Heidelberger 2001
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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 - 382.7Germany (Rheinland-Pfalz) Murchisonia lohrheimi (type locality: 38358)