Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Murchisoniidae
Alternative spelling: Murchisonia (Mesocoelia)
Full reference: J. Perner. 1907. Gastéropodes, Tome 2: Pleurotomaridae et Murchisonidae 1-380
Parent taxon: Murchisoniidae according to J. B. Knight et al. 1960
See also Perner 1907 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Anarconcha, Barroisocaulus, Bellazona, Biangularia, Brilonella, Cyrtostropha, Devonocerithioides, Domiporta, Eohormotomina, Farewellia, Glyphodeta, Helicospira, Kaseiella, Leptorima, Lodanaria, Michelia, Micheliopsis, Micrentoma, Morania, Murchisonia, Parahormotomina, Predazzella, Protospira, Pseudoaclisina, Vladanella, Wuxuanella
Subtaxa: Mesocoelia delicata Mesocoelia discrepans Mesocoelia gregaria Mesocoelia iners Mesocoelia janus Mesocoelia libera Mesocoelia obstipisutura Mesocoelia priscum Mesocoelia quarki Mesocoelia suspecta Mesocoelia terebrans
Type: Mesocoelia janus
Ecology: facultatively mobile epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Devonian of Australia (1 collection), Canada (3: Manitoba), China (1), Germany (1), the United Kingdom (3), United States (3: Michigan, Ohio)
• Silurian of Czechia (4), United States (4: California, New York)
Total: 20 collections including 25 occurrences
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