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Donaldospira verneuiliana

Gastropoda - Cerithimorpha - Orthonemidae

Taxonomy
Murchisonia verneuiliana was named by de Koninck (1844). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Murchisonia (Murchisonia) verneuiliana by Batten (1966); it was recombined as Donaldospira verneuiliana by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1844Murchisonia verneuiliana de Koninck p. 414 figs. pl. 38 f. 5a-b
1883Murchisonia verneuiliana de Koninck p. 25 figs. pl. 34 f. 35-37
1966Murchisonia (Murchisonia) verneuiliana Batten pp. 70 - 71 figs. pl. 8 f. 6
2003Murchisonia verneuiliana Amler and Heidelberger p. 1181
2023Donaldospira verneuiliana Wagner p. 4344

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
orderCerithimorpha
familyOrthonemidae
genusDonaldospira(Batten 1966)
speciesverneuiliana()

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.

Donaldospira verneuiliana de Koninck 1844
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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: base of the Asbian to the top of the Brigantian or 339.90000 to 330.30000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Asbian339.9 - 335.9Isle of Man Murchisonia verneuiliana (147189)
Asbian339.9 - 335.9United Kingdom (England) Murchisonia verneuiliana (242121)
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3United Kingdom (England) Murchisonia verneuiliana (57131)