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Murchisonia timorensis

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Murchisoniidae

Taxonomy
Murchisonia timorensis was named by Krumbeck (1924). It is not extant. Its type locality is Fatu Nifukoko, Niki Niki (Cephalopod Limestone), which is in a Carnian/Norian carbonate limestone in the Cephalopod Limestone Formation of Indonesia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Murchisonia timorensis Krumbeck

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

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 timorensis Krumbeck 1924
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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: base of the Carnian to the top of the Norian or 237.00000 to 208.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 208.5Indonesia (Timor) Murchisonia timorensis (205174 type locality: 205303)