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Mesocoelia delicata

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Murchisoniidae

Taxonomy
Murchisonia (Mesocoelia) delicata was named by Perner (1907) [Barrande in Perner 1907 Murchisonia (Mesocoelia) delicata Barrande in Perner 1907]. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kosoř near Praha-Radotin, which is in a Gorstian marine horizon in the Kopanina Formation of Czechia.

It was recombined as Mesocoelia delicata by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1907Murchisonia (Mesocoelia) delicata Perner pp. 114 - 115 figs. pl. 100 f. 5-7
2023Mesocoelia delicata Wagner p. 1810

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyMurchisonioidea()
familyMurchisoniidae
genusMesocoelia()
speciesdelicata()

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.

†Mesocoelia delicata Perner 1907
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2009-06-11 18:05:26
Modified: 2009-09-21 12:43:21
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Hendy 2009, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Gorstian or 426.70000 to 425.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gorstian426.7 - 425.0Czechia (Hlavni města Praha) Murchisonia delicata (type locality: 104940)