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Murchisonia (Murchisonia) densilineata

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Murchisoniidae

Taxonomy
Murchisonia (Murchisonia) densilineata was named by Wang (1980) [Wang in Wang & Xi 1980 Wang in Wang & Xi 1980]. It is a 3D body fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Murchisonia (Murchisonia) densilineata Wang p. 219 figs. Pl 7, fig 10
1980Murchisonia (Murchisonia) densilineata Wang and Xi
2002Murchisonia (Murchisonia) densilinensis Pan and Erwin p. 19

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

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.

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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: Bambach et al. 2007, Hendy 2009

Age range: Changhsingian or 254.17000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Guizhou) Murchisonia densilineata (112096 112097)