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Macrochilina brevispira

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Soleniscidae

Taxonomy
Macrochilina brevispira was named by Kittl (1894). Its type specimen is NHMW 1899/V/582 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is St. Cassian (Wiener Hofsmuseums coll), which is in a Julian carbonate limestone in the Cassian Formation of Italy.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1894Macrochilina brevispira Kittl p. 210 figs. Pl 7, figs 34,35

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyLoxonematoidea(Koken 1889)
familySoleniscidae
subfamilySoleniscinae
genusMacrochilina
speciesbrevispira

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
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height29.687.1013.210.14.31

Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2004-08-16 10:05:44
Modified: 2004-08-16 12:05:44
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Julian to the top of the Carnian or 235.00000 to 228.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Hungary (Bakony) Macrochilina brevispira (203197)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Italy Macrochilina brevispira (69672 type locality: 144631)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5Hungary Macrochilina brevispira (23870)