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Macrochilina subimbricata

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Soleniscidae

Taxonomy
Macrocheilus subimbricatus was named by d'Orbigny (1850). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Macrochilina subimbricata by Whidborne (1891), Holzapfel (1895), Kirchner (1915), Heidelberger (2001), Amler and Heidelberger (2003), Wagner (2023).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Macrocheilus subimbricatus d'Orbigny
1891Macrochilina subimbricata Whidborne p. 166 figs. pl. 17 f. 5-7
1895Macrochilina subimbricata Holzapfel p. 169
1915Macrochilina subimbricata Kirchner p. 242
2001Macrochilina subimbricata Heidelberger p. 214
2003Macrochilina subimbricata Amler and Heidelberger p. 1198
2023Macrochilina subimbricata Wagner p. 2624

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyLoxonematoidea(Koken 1889)
familySoleniscidae
subfamilySoleniscinae
genusMacrochilina
speciessubimbricata(d'Orbigny 1850)

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 subimbricata d'Orbigny 1850
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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: Givetian or 387.95000 to 382.31000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Givetian387.95 - 382.31United Kingdom (England) Macrochilina subimbricata (129878 130270)