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Murchisonia leda

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Murchisoniidae

Taxonomy
Murchisonia leda was named by Hall (1861). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Hormotoma leda by Ulrich and Scofield (1897).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1861Murchisonia leda Hall pp. 103 - 104
1897Hormotoma leda Ulrich and Scofield p. 1014
2023Murchisonia leda Wagner p. 1867

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

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 leda Hall 1861
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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 (Ohio) Murchisonia leda (129948 130152)