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Murchisonia dornapica

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Murchisoniidae

Taxonomy
Murchisonia dornapica was named by Heidelberger and Amler (2002). It is not extant. Its type locality is Oetelshofen, Dornap, Germany, which is in a Givetian/Frasnian reef, buildup or bioherm bafflestone/framestone in the "Massenkalk" Formation of Germany.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Murchisonia dornapica Heidelberger and Amler
2023Murchisonia dornapica Wagner p. 4054

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

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.

Murchisonia dornapica Heidelberger and Amler 2002
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: coastal, marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2009-06-06 08:12:42
Modified: 2009-09-24 16:06:01
Source: g = genus, o = order
References: Hendy 2009, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Givetian to the top of the Early/Lower Frasnian or 383.40000 to 379.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Givetian - Early/Lower Frasnian383.4 - 379.0Germany Murchisonia dornapica (type locality: 28047)