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Murchisonia padangensis

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Murchisoniidae

Taxonomy
Murchisonia padangensis was named by Fliegel (1901). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Padang Highlands, which is in a Roadian/Wordian carbonate limestone in the Silungkang Formation of Indonesia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. dowlingi, M. hibernica, M. scrabiculatus, M. turritelloides

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1901Murchisonia padangensis Fliegel p. 115 figs. Pl 7, fig 14

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

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†Murchisonia padangensis Fliegel 1901
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available