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Murchisonia pygmaea

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Murchisoniidae

Taxonomy
Murchisonia pygmaea was named by Rowley (1895) [Murchisonia(?) pygmaea Rowley 1895]. It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Murchisonia pygmaea Rowley
1898Murchisonia pygmaea Weller p. 359
1908Murchisonia pygmaea Rowley p. 91 figs. pl. 19 f. 7
1943Murchisonia pygmaea Williams p. 102 figs. pl. 9 f. 21-22

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

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 pygmaea Rowley 1895
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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: Late/Upper Famennian or 364.70000 to 360.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7USA (Missouri) Murchisonia pygmaea (6027 6029)