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Murchisonia concava

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Murchisoniidae

Taxonomy
Murchisonia concava was named by Spitz (1907). It is not extant. Its type locality is Light Gray Riffskalk, Judenköpf, im Westen des Coglians, Carnic Alps, which is in a Pragian carbonate limestone in the Grau Riffkalk Formation of Austria.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1907Murchisonia concava Spitz
2023Murchisonia concava Wagner p. 5254

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

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 concava Spitz 1907
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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: Hendy 2009, Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Pragian to the top of the Late/Upper Emsian or 410.80000 to 391.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Austria (Styrian) Murchisonia concava (type locality: 157679)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9Austria Murchisonia concava (26218)