Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Mesocoelia janus

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Murchisoniidae

Taxonomy
Murchisonia (Mesocoelia) janus was named by Perner (1907) [Murchisonia (Mesocoelia) Janus]. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kosov quarry locality (Dlouhá Hora), Kopanina Fm, which is in a Ludlow deep subtidal limestone in the Kopanina Formation of the Czech Republic. It is the type species of Mesocoelia.

It was recombined as Murchisonia janus by Knight et al. (1960); it was recombined as Mesocoelia janus by Tassell (1982), Pan and Cook (2003) and Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1907Murchisonia (Mesocoelia) janus Perner p. 114 figs. pl. 99 f. 34-35; txt. f. 169
1960Murchisonia janus Knight et al. p. 291
1982Mesocoelia janus Tassell p. 29
2003Mesocoelia janus Pan and Cook p. 42
2023Mesocoelia janus Wagner p. 1813

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

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

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 janus Perner 1907
show all | hide all
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: Hendy 2009, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Ludlow or 427.40000 to 423.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0USA (California) Mesocoelia janus (79735)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0Czech Republic Murchisonia janus (144741)