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Murchisonia (Cheilotoma) bipunctata

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Murchisoniidae

Taxonomy
Trochus bipunctatus was named by Münster (1841). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is St. Cassian (Munster coll), which is in a Julian carbonate limestone in the Cassian Formation of Italy.

It was recombined as Murchisonia (Cheilotoma) bipunctata by Kittl (1891).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Trochus bipunctatus Munster p. 107 figs. Pl 11, fig 14
1841Trochus bipunctatus Münster p. 107 figs. Pl 11, fig 14
1891Murchisonia (Cheilotoma) bipunctata Kittl p. 222 fig. 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyMurchisonioidea()
familyMurchisoniidae
genusMurchisonia
subgenusCheilotoma(Koken 1889)
speciesbipunctata()

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
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