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Murchisonia (Murchisonia) treponema
Taxonomy
Murchisonia treponema was named by Whidborne (1892). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Wolborough Quarry, on the east side of the A381 due east of Wolborough church, which is in a Givetian carbonate limestone in the Torquay Formation of the United Kingdom.
It was recombined as Murchisonia (Murchisonia) treponema by Linsley (1968).
It was recombined as Murchisonia (Murchisonia) treponema by Linsley (1968).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1892 | Murchisonia treponema Whidborne pp. 315 - 316 figs. pl. 30 f. 16, 16a |
1968 | Murchisonia (Murchisonia) treponema Linsley p. 420 |
2001 | Murchisonia treponema Heidelberger p. 157 |
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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 (Murchisonia) treponema Whidborne 1892
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available