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Murchisonia minuta

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Murchisoniidae

Taxonomy
Solenospira minuta was named by Grabau and Sherzer (1910). It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Murchisonia minuta by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1910Solenospira minuta Grabau and Sherzer
2023Murchisonia minuta Wagner p. S6345

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

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 minuta Grabau and Sherzer 1910
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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 Emsian or 426.70000 to 393.47000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ludlow - Pridoli426.7 - 419.62USA (West Virginia) Solenospira minuta (41630 41633)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47USA (Ohio) Solenospira minuta (604)