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Maoricolpus murrayana

Gastropoda - Turritellidae

Taxonomy
Torcula murrayana was named by Tate (1885) [DISTRIBUTION: Middle Miocene; Southern Australia.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Turritella murrayana by Tate (1893); it was recombined as Maoricolpus murrayana by Darragh (1970).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1885Torcula murrayana Tate p. 227
1893Turritella murrayana Tate
1970Maoricolpus murrayana Darragh p. 183

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyCerithioidea(Férussac 1819)
familyTurritellidaeLovén 1847
subfamilyTurritellinaeLovén 1847
genusMaoricolpusFinlay 1926
speciesmurrayana(Tate 1885)

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.

Maoricolpus murrayana Tate 1885
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: semi-infaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:15:58
Modified: 2018-02-27 07:57:42
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Middle Miocene or 23.04000 to 11.63000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Australia (Victoria) Turritella murrayana (72208)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Australia (Tasmania) Turritella murrayana (72221)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Australia (Western Australia) Turritella murrayana (70724)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Australia (Victoria) Torcula murrayana (72206) Turritella murrayana (72209 72210)