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Murchisonia (Donaldospira) dussaulti

Gastropoda - Cerithimorpha - Orthonemidae

Taxonomy
Murchisonia dussaulti was named by Mansuy (1914). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Murchisonia (Donaldospira) dussaulti by Batten (1985).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1914Murchisonia dussaulti Mansuy
1941Murchisonia dussaulti Delpey p. 368 fig. 42
1985Murchisonia (Donaldospira) dussaulti Batten p. 8

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
orderCerithimorpha
familyOrthonemidae
genusMurchisonia(Batten 1966)
subgenusDonaldospira
speciesdussaulti()

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
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height122.0

Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 11:40:59
Modified: 2010-02-11 01:35:02
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Capitanian or 264.28000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Cambodia Murchisonia dussaulti (107276)