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Mesocoelia quarki

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Murchisoniidae

Taxonomy
Mesocoelia quarki was named by Tassell (1982). It is not extant. Its type locality is Receptaculites Limestone, Taemas, 20 kilometers southwest of Yass, which is in an Emsian marine limestone in the Taemas Formation of Australia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Mesocoelia quarki Tassell
2003Mesocoelia quarki Pan and Cook p. 42
2023Mesocoelia quarki Wagner p. 3172

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyMurchisonioidea()
familyMurchisoniidae
genusMesocoelia()
speciesquarki

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.

Mesocoelia quarki Tassell 1982
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Environment: coastal, marineo
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2009-06-11 18:05:26
Modified: 2009-09-21 12:43:21
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Hendy 2009

Age range: Emsian or 410.62000 to 393.47000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Australia (New South Wales) Mesocoelia quarki (type locality: 43890)