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Murchisonia subcarinata

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Murchisoniidae

Taxonomy
Hormotoma subcarinata was named by Sherzer and Grabau (1910) [Grabau in Sherzer & Grabau 1910]. It is a 3D body fossil.

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

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1910Hormotoma subcarinata Sherzer and Grabau
2023Murchisonia subcarinata Wagner p. S2776

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

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 subcarinata Sherzer and Grabau 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
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 Emsian to the top of the Eifelian or 407.60000 to 387.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Emsian407.6 - 393.3USA (Ohio) Hormotoma subcarinata (604)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7USA (Michigan) Hormotoma subcarinata (184019)