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Murchisonia pragensis

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Murchisoniidae

Taxonomy
Murchisonia (Murchisonia) pragensis was named by Frýda and Manda (1997) [Murchisonia (Murchisonia) pragensis Frýda & Manda 1997]. It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Barrandov I, which is in a Pragian carbonate limestone in the Dvorce-Prokop Formation of the Czech Republic.

It was recombined as Murchisonia praguensis by Heidelberger (2001); it was recombined as Murchisonia pragensis by Frýda (1998), Frýda (1999) and Wagner (2023).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Murchisonia (Murchisonia) pragensis Frýda and Manda p. 80 figs. pl. 7 f. 1-4
1998Murchisonia pragensis Frýda p. 144 figs. f. 3.1
1999Murchisonia pragensis Frýda p. 143 figs. f. 3.1, 3.6-3.7
2001Murchisonia praguensis Heidelberger p. 154
2023Murchisonia pragensis Wagner p. 3418

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

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 pragensis Frýda and Manda 1997
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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: Pragian or 410.80000 to 407.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Czech Republic Murchisonia pragensis (153832)