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Murchisonia obesa

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Murchisoniidae

Taxonomy
Murchisonia obesa was named by Whidborne (1892) [Murchisonia? obesa Whidborne 1892a]. It is not extant. Its type locality is Wolborough Quarry, on the east side of the A381 due east of Wolborough church, which is in a Givetian carbonate limestone in the Torquay Formation of the United Kingdom.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. dowlingi, M. hibernica, M. scrabiculatus, M. turritelloides

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1892Murchisonia obesa Whidborne

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

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 obesa Whidborne 1892
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available