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Microphysula

Gastropoda - Heterostropha - Sagdidae

Taxonomy
Microphysula was named by Cockerell (1926). It is extant.

It was assigned to Sagdidae by Gingerich (1987).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Microphysula Cockerell
1987Microphysula Gingerich p. 296

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
orderHeterostropha()
infraclassEuthyneura(Spengel 1881)
RankNameAuthor
—TectipleuraSchrödl et al. 2011
—PanpulmonataJörger et al. 2010
superorderEupulmonata(Haszprunar and Huber 1990)
suborderGeophila(Férussac 1819)
orderStylommatophora(Schmidt 1856)
suborderHelicina
infraorderHelicoidei
superfamilySagdoideaPilsbry 1895
familySagdidaePilsbry 1895
genusMicrophysulaCockerell 1926

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.

G. Microphysula Cockerell 1926
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: terrestrialf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2017-04-17 10:21:25
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:21:25
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Bush and Bambach 2015

Age range: Early/Lower Eocene or 56.00000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Eocene56.0 - 48.07USA (Wyoming) M. sp. (15081)