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Murchisonia dudleyensis

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Murchisoniidae

Taxonomy
Murchisonia dudleyensis was named by Donald (1902) [Murchisonia (?) dudleyensis Donald 1902]. It is not extant. Its type locality is Proetus concinnus-Warburgella stokesii Assemblage, Much Wenlock Limestone, which is in a Homerian marine grainstone/lime mudstone in the Much Wenlock Limestone Formation of the United Kingdom.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Murchisonia dudleyensis Donald
2023Murchisonia dudleyensis Wagner p. 1857

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

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 dudleyensis Donald 1902
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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: Homerian or 430.50000 to 427.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Homerian430.5 - 427.4United Kingdom (England) Murchisonia dudleyensis (type locality: 23057)