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Micheliopsis lapparenti

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Murchisoniidae

Taxonomy
Micheliopsis lapparenti was named by Termier and Termier (1977) [Service Geologique de Tunisie]. Its type specimen is AFL 2 and is not a trace fossil. It is the type species of Micheliopsis.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Micheliopsis lapparenti Termier and Termier p. 72 figs. Pl 15, fig 12; text-fig 28

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

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.

Micheliopsis lapparenti Termier and Termier 1977
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Environment: marineg
Locomotion: slow-movingg
Life habit: epifaunalg
Diet: detritivoreg
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2017-09-08 15:53:09
Modified: 2017-09-08 15:53:09
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Hendy 2009, Termier et al. 1977

Age range: Capitanian or 264.28000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wordian - Capitanian266.9 - 259.51Tunisia (Madanin) Micheliopsis lapparenti (42092 42095)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Tunisia (Madanin) Micheliopsis lapparenti (42097 42098)