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Murchisonia pritchardi

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Murchisoniidae

Taxonomy
Goniostropha pritchardi was named by Etheridge (1898). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Murchisonia (Murchisonia) pritchardi by Tassell (1982); it was recombined as Murchisonia pritchardi by Tassell (1976) and Wagner (2023).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1898Goniostropha pritchardi Etheridge p. 71 figs. pl. 15 f. 1-4
1913Goniostropha pritchardi Chapman p. 227
1916Goniostropha pritchardi Chapman p. 88 figs. pl. 4 f. 29
1976Murchisonia pritchardi Tassell pp. 13 - 14 figs. pl. 3 f. 11-14
1982Murchisonia (Murchisonia) pritchardi Tassell p. 29
2023Murchisonia pritchardi Wagner p. 2989

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

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 pritchardi Etheridge 1898
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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 - 407.6Australia (Victoria) Murchisonia pritchardi (40360)