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Mesocoelia discrepans

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Murchisoniidae

Taxonomy
Murchisonia (Mesocoelia) discrepans was named by Perner (1907) [Barrande in Perner 1907]. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Lochkov, which is in a Pridoli carbonate limestone in the Pozáry Formation of the Czech Republic.

It was recombined as Mesocoelia discrepans by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1907Murchisonia (Mesocoelia) discrepans Perner pp. 117 - 118 figs. pl. 100 f. 24-26
2023Mesocoelia discrepans Wagner p. 1811

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

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.

Mesocoelia discrepans Perner 1907
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Entire body: yesf
Adult length: 10 to < 100f
Adult width: 10 to < 100f
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2009-06-11 18:05:26
Modified: 2009-09-21 12:43:21
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Hendy 2009

Age range: base of the Ludlow to the top of the Pridoli or 427.40000 to 419.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0Czech Republic Murchisonia discrepans (144741)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2Czech Republic (Praha) Murchisonia discrepans (155864)