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Stegocoelia compacta

Gastropoda - Goniasmatidae

Taxonomy
Murchisonia (Stegocoelia) compacta was named by Donald (1889) [Murchisonia (Stegocoelia) compacta Donald 1889]. It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Stegocoelia (Stegocoelia) compacta by Tassell (1982); it was recombined as Stegocoelia compacta by Wagner (2023).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
S. abrupta, S. compactoidea

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1889Murchisonia (Stegocoelia) compacta Donald p. 624 figs. pl. 20 f. 9-13
1982Stegocoelia (Stegocoelia) compacta Tassell p. 32
2023Stegocoelia compacta Wagner p. 4658

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyOrthonematoideaNützel and Bandel 2000
familyGoniasmatidae()
genusStegocoelia()
speciescompacta()

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.

†Stegocoelia compacta Donald 1889
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 11:40:59
Modified: 2010-02-11 01:35:02
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Brigantian or 335.90000 to 330.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3United Kingdom (England) Stegocoelia compacta (57131)