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Oxyspira murphyi

Gastropoda - Meekospiridae

Taxonomy
Oxyspira murphyi was named by Blodgett and Johnson (1992). Its type locality is USNM 17413. 1870-1875 feet upsection to NE of section base, Lone Mountain, which is in an Eifelian marine packstone in the Denay Limestone Formation of Nevada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1992Oxyspira murphyi Blodgett and Johnson pp. 131-132 figs. pl. 19 f. 14-21
2023Oxyspira murphyi Wagner p. 1906

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
familyMeekospiridae
genusOxyspira
speciesmurphyi

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.

Oxyspira murphyi Blodgett and Johnson 1992
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: slow-movingf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Diet 2: carnivoref
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2025-08-07 21:57:54
Modified: 2025-08-07 21:57:54
Source: f = family
References: Wagner 2023, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Eifelian or 393.47000 to 387.95000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95USA (Nevada) Oxyspira murphyi (type locality: 3827 44141)