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Murchisonia gracilicrista

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Murchisoniidae

Taxonomy
Murchisonia (Murchisonia) gracilicrista was named by Linsley (1968) [Murchisonia (Murchisonia) gracilicrista Linsley 1968]. It is not extant.

It was recombined as Murchisonia gracilicrista by Tassell (1978), Blodgett et al. (1999), Pan and Cook (2003) and Wagner (2023).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Murchisonia (Murchisonia) gracilicrista Linsley pp. 424 - 425 figs. pl. 33 f. 5a-c
1978Murchisonia gracilicrista Tassell p. 29
1999Murchisonia gracilicrista Blodgett et al. p. 1095
2003Murchisonia gracilicrista Pan and Cook p. 42
2023Murchisonia gracilicrista Wagner p. 2758

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

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 gracilicrista Linsley 1968
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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: Eifelian or 393.30000 to 387.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7USA (Michigan) Murchisonia gracilicrista (102527)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7USA (Ohio) Murchisonia gracilicrista (102525)