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Macrochilina piltonensis

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Soleniscidae

Taxonomy
Macrochilina piltonensis was named by Amler and Heidelberger (2003) [Macrochilina? piltonensis Amler & Heidelberger 2003]. It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. maculata, M. onondagaensis, Soleniscus nuclei

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Macrochilina piltonensis Amler and Heidelberger
2023Macrochilina piltonensis Wagner p. 4287

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyLoxonematoidea(Koken 1889)
familySoleniscidae
subfamilySoleniscinae
genusMacrochilina
speciespiltonensis

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.

†Macrochilina piltonensis Amler and Heidelberger 2003
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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: carnivoref
Diet 2: detritivoref
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2004-08-16 10:05:44
Modified: 2025-08-08 09:17:45
Source: f = family
Reference: Wagner 2023

Age range: Late/Upper Famennian or 365.20000 to 358.86000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86United Kingdom (England) Macrochilina piltonensis (38143)