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Bulimorpha micra

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Soleniscidae

Taxonomy
Bulimorpha micra was named by Yu and Xi (1974). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Wenxing Bridge, Beipei, which is in a Wuchiapingian coastal siliciclastic in the Longtan Formation of China.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
B. maxneri
Entered
by M. Clapham on 2010-09-18

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Bulimorpha micra Yu and Xi p. 302 figs. Pl 157, figs 21,22

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyLoxonematoidea(Koken 1889)
familySoleniscidae
genusBulimorpha
speciesmicra

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.

†Bulimorpha micra Yu and Xi 1974
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height13.30

Composition: aragonitef
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Diet 2: detritivoref
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2004-08-16 10:05:44
Modified: 2025-08-08 09:17:45
Source: f = family
Reference: Wagner 2023

Age range: Wuchiapingian or 259.51000 to 254.14000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.51 - 254.14China (Chongqing) Bulimorpha micra (type locality: 98065)