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Murchisonia (Cheilotoma) obtusa

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Murchisoniidae

Taxonomy
Pleurotomaria obtusa was named by Klipstein (1843). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is St. Cassian (Klipstein BMNH coll), which is in a Julian carbonate limestone in the Cassian Formation of Italy.

It was recombined as Murchisonia (Cheilotoma) obtusa by Kittl (1894).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Pleurotomaria obtusa Klipstein p. 168 figs. Pl 10, fig 29
1894Murchisonia (Cheilotoma) obtusa Kittl p. 245

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyMurchisonioidea()
familyMurchisoniidae
genusMurchisonia
subgenusCheilotoma(Koken 1889)
speciesobtusa()

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.

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Diagnosis
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