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Murchisonia arctica

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Murchisoniidae

Taxonomy
Lophospira arctica was named by Tolmachoff (1930).

It was recombined as Murchisonia arctica by Wagner (2023).

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Lophospira arctica Tolmachoff pp. 44 - 45 figs. pl. 3 f. 13
2023Murchisonia arctica Wagner

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

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 arctica Tolmachoff 1930
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Diagnosis
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