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Murchisonia bilineata

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Murchisoniidae

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by P. Wagner on 2006-03-23; modified by P. Wagner on 2013-10-27

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1832Turritella bilineata Dechen p. 533
1841Murchisonia bilineata d'Archiac and de Verneuil p. 154
1844Murchisonia bilineata Goldfuss p. 24 figs. pl. 172 f. 1a-c
1941Murchisonia bilineata Knight p. 202 figs. pl. 42 f. 4a-c
1960Murchisonia bilineata Knight et al. p. 291 figs. f. 190.5
1968Murchisonia bilineata Linsley pp. 420 - 421
1992Murchisonia bilineata Blodgett and Johnson p. 123
1997Murchisonia bilineata Frýda and Manda p. 80
1999Murchisonia bilineata Blodgett et al. p. 1095
2003Murchisonia bilineata Amler and Heidelberger p. 1181
2023Murchisonia bilineata Wagner p. 1847

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

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 bilineata Dechen 1832
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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 Ludlow to the top of the Givetian or 426.70000 to 382.31000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ludlow - Pridoli426.7 - 419.62USA (California) Murchisonia bilineata (79807)
Early/Lower Givetian387.95 - 385.9Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Murchisonia bilineata (38362)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Germany (Rheinland-Pfalz) Murchisonia bilineata (38359 38360)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Poland Murchisonia bilineata (83035)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Germany (Sauerland) Murchisonia bilineata (51967 56159 56160)
Late/Upper Givetian - Early/Lower Frasnian383.4 - 379.0Germany Murchisonia bilineata (28047)