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Macrochilina ovatum

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Soleniscidae

Taxonomy
Loxonema ovatum was named by Römer (1850). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Macrochilus ovatum by Sandberger and Sandberger (1855); it was recombined as Macrochilina ovatum by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Loxonema ovatum Römer
1855Macrochilus ovatum Sandberger and Sandberger figs. pl. 26 f. 16-16a
2023Macrochilina ovatum Wagner p. 4641

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyLoxonematoidea(Koken 1889)
familySoleniscidae
subfamilySoleniscinae
genusMacrochilina
speciesovatum(Römer 1850)

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.

Macrochilina ovatum Römer 1850
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2004-08-16 10:05:44
Modified: 2004-08-16 12:05:44
Source: f = family, o = order
References: Bambach et al. 2007, Wagner 2023
Collections
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