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Donaldospira
Taxonomy
Murchisonia (Donaldospira) was named by Batten (1966). It is not extant. Its type is Murchisonia pertusa.
It was Stegocoelia (Donaldospira) by Pan and Erwin (2002); it was reranked as Donaldospira by Bandel (2002), Wagner (2023).
It was assigned to Murchisonia by Batten (1966); to Stegocoelia by Pan and Erwin (2002); and to Orthonemidae by Bandel (2002), Wagner (2023).
It was Stegocoelia (Donaldospira) by Pan and Erwin (2002); it was reranked as Donaldospira by Bandel (2002), Wagner (2023).
It was assigned to Murchisonia by Batten (1966); to Stegocoelia by Pan and Erwin (2002); and to Orthonemidae by Bandel (2002), Wagner (2023).
Subtaxa
D. archiaciana, D. carinata, D. geminocarinata, D. malaysia, D. nodosa, D. pertusa (syn. Murchisonia (Donaldospira) gilbertsoni, D. angulata, D. thompsoni, Murchisonia donaldiae, Murchisonia (Donaldospira) subtilistriata), D. taosensis, D. verneuiliana, Murchisonia (Donaldospira) dispar, Murchisonia (Donaldospira) dussaulti, Murchisonia (Donaldospira) pyramidata
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1966 | Murchisonia (Donaldospira) Batten p. 68 |
| 2002 | Donaldospira Bandel pp. 97 - 98 |
| 2002 | Stegocoelia (Donaldospira) Pan and Erwin p. 19 |
| 2023 | Donaldospira Wagner |
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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.
G. †Donaldospira Batten 1966
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†Donaldospira archiaciana de Koninck 1843
†Donaldospira carinata Bandel 2002
†Donaldospira geminocarinata Chronic 1952
†Donaldospira malaysia Batten 1985
†Donaldospira nodosa Batten 1995
†Donaldospira pertusa de Koninck 1883
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†Murchisonia angulata marginata Lotz 1900
Invalid names: Donaldospira angulata Phillips 1836 [replaced], Donaldospira thompsoni Donald 1895 [synonym], Murchisonia (Donaldospira) gilbertsoni Donald 1895 [synonym], Murchisonia (Donaldospira) subtilistriata Donald 1889 [synonym], Murchisonia donaldiae Frech 1906 [synonym]
†Donaldospira taosensis Kues and Batten 2001
†Donaldospira verneuiliana de Koninck 1844
†Murchisonia (Donaldospira) dispar M'Coy 1853
†Murchisonia (Donaldospira) dussaulti Mansuy 1914
†Murchisonia (Donaldospira) pyramidata Donald 1887
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
| part | N | mean | minimum | maximum | median | s.d. | |
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| shell height | 26 | 22.2 | 7.60 | 85.1 | 18.9 | 20.4 | |
| shell diameter | 26 | 9.42 | 3.30 | 28.0 | 9.00 | 7.93 |
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Age range: base of the Givetian to the top of the Changhsingian or 387.95000 to 251.90200 Ma
Collections (30 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Devonian | USA (Alaska) | Murchisonia angulata (111900) | |
| Givetian | China (Guangxi) | Murchisonia angulata (45616) | |
| Visean | United Kingdom (Scotland) | Murchisonia thomsoni (97734) | |
| Asbian | United Kingdom (England) | Murchisonia verneuiliana (242121) | |
| Asbian | Isle of Man | Murchisonia verneuiliana (147189) | |
| Brigantian | United Kingdom (England) | Murchisonia angulata (154728) Murchisonia pertusa, Murchisonia verneuiliana (57131) | |
| Brigantian | Ireland (Cork) | Murchisonia dispar (184504) | |
| Morrowan | USA (Texas) | Stegocoelia nodosa (79966) | |
| Desmoinesian | USA (New Mexico) | Stegocoelia sp., Stegocoelia taosensis (46536) | |
| Virgilian | USA (New Mexico) | D. n. sp. (146828) | |
| Artinskian | USA (Nevada) | Goniasma geminocarinata (120946) | |
| Kungurian | USA (Texas) | Murchisonia sp. (43497) | |
| Kungurian | Malaysia (Perak) | Murchisonia malaysia (62131) | |
| Roadian | Thailand | D. sp. (103565) | |
| Roadian | Mexico (Chiapas) | D. geminocarinata (220048) | |
| Roadian | USA (Wyoming) | Goniasma geminocarinata (61938) | |
| Roadian | USA (Arizona) | Goniasma geminocarinata (94884 101777 101778 101779) Murchisonia geminocarinata (39999 40001) | |
| Capitanian | Cambodia | Murchisonia dussaulti (107276) | |
| Wuchiapingian | China (Guangxi) | Stegocoelia sp. (50025) | |
| Wuchiapingian | USA (Wyoming) | Goniasma geminocarinata (61936 61937 61948) | |
| Changhsingian | China (Guangxi) | Murchisonia sp. (56891) Stegocoelia sp. (112365) |