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Murchisonia (Cheilotoma) tristriata

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Murchisoniidae

Taxonomy
Trochus tristriatus was named by Münster (1841). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is St. Cassian (Munster coll), which is in a Julian carbonate limestone in the Cassian Formation of Italy.

It was recombined as Murchisonia (Cheilotoma) tristriata by Kittl (1891).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Trochus tristriatus Münster p. 108 figs. Pl 11, fig 19
1891Murchisonia (Cheilotoma) tristriata Kittl p. 222 fig. 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyMurchisonioidea()
familyMurchisoniidae
genusMurchisonia
subgenusCheilotoma(Koken 1889)
speciestristriata()

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
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: coastal, marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2009-06-06 08:12:42
Modified: 2009-09-24 16:06:01
Source: g = genus, o = order
References: Hendy 2009, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Julian or 237.00000 to 233.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Julian237.0 - 233.6Italy Murchisonia tristriata (144631) Trochus tristriatus (137429)