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Ludwigia murchisonae

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Graphoceratidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites murchisonae was named by Sowerby (1829).

It was recombined as Harpoceras murchisonae by Buckman (1881); it was recombined as Ludwigia murchisonae by Douville (1879), Buckman (1887), Dietze et al. (2022).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
L. palustris, L. pustulifera, L. gigantea, L. literata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1825Ammonites murchisonae Sowerby
1829Ammonites murchisonae Sowerby
1879Ludwigia murchisonae Douville p. 91
1881Harpoceras murchisonae Buckman
1887Ludwigia murchisonae Buckman p. 17 figs. Pl 1; pl 2, figs 1-5; pl 3, figs 1-3
2022Ludwigia murchisonae Dietze et al. p. 92 figs. 12.6, 16.5, 17.2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyHildoceratoidea(Hyatt 1867)
familyGraphoceratidaeBuckman 1905
subfamilyGraphoceratinaeBuckman 1905
genusLudwigiaBayle 1878
speciesmurchisonae(Sowerby 1829)

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.

†Ludwigia murchisonae Sowerby 1829
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:27:03
Modified: 2009-10-08 14:14:55
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Aalenian to the top of the Discites or 174.70000 to 168.20000 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Toarcian - Aalenian184.2 - 170.9France (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Ludwigia murchisonae (106465)
Late/Upper Toarcian - Aalenian180.4 - 170.9France Ludwigia murchisonae (51501)
Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Iran Ludwigia murchisonae (155324 155325 155326)
Concavum174.7 - 170.9United Kingdom Ludwigia murchisonae (228415)
Early/Lower Aalenian174.7 - 170.9France Ludwigia murchisonae (58931)
Early/Lower Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Spain Ludwigia murchisonae (168075)
Middle Aalenian174.7 - 170.9France (Pays de la Loire) Ludwigia murchisonae (140648)
Middle Aalenian174.7 - 170.9Ukraine (Transcarpathian) Ludwigia murchisonae (197180)
Murchisonae174.7 - 170.9Germany Ludwigia murchisonae (228473 228474 228475 228476)
Murchisonae174.7 - 170.9United Kingdom Ludwigia murchisonae (171138)
Murchisonae174.7 - 170.9Hungary Ludwigia murchisonae (108717 108718)
Murchisonae174.7 - 170.9Luxembourg Ludwigia murchisonae (141471)
Discites170.9 - 168.2United Kingdom Ludwigia murchisonae (141363)