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Murchisonia tricincta

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Murchisoniidae

Taxonomy
Murchisonia tricincta was named by d’Archiac and de Verneuil (1842). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Schizostomica tricincta by Münster (1840); it was recombined as Solenospira tricincta by Ulrich and Scofield (1897); it was recombined as Murchisonia (Murchisonia) tricincta by Linsley (1968).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Schizostomica tricincta Münster figs. pl. 15 f. 14
1841Murchisonia tricincta Phillips figs. pl. 60 f. 190
1842Murchisonia tricincta d’Archiac and de Verneuil p. 358 figs. pl. 32 f. 13-13a
1897Solenospira tricincta Ulrich and Scofield p. 1022
1915Murchisonia tricincta Kirchner p. 209
1927Murchisonia tricincta Grünberg p. 387
1942Murchisonia tricincta Spriestersbach
1968Murchisonia (Murchisonia) tricincta Linsley p. 420
1980Murchisonia tricincta Karczewski
2001Murchisonia tricincta Heidelberger pp. 116, 132 - 133 figs. txt. f. p. 132
2023Murchisonia tricincta Wagner p. 3482

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

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 tricincta d’Archiac and de Verneuil 1842
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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 (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Germany (Hessen) Murchisonia tricincta (38353)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Murchisonia tricincta (38362)