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Coelocaulus linearis

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Hormotomidae

Taxonomy
Murchisonia linearis was named by Billings (1859). It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Coelocaulus linearis by Ulrich and Scofield (1897).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1859Murchisonia linearis Billings
1897Coelocaulus linearis Ulrich and Scofield

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyMurchisonioidea()
familyHormotomidae
genusCoelocaulus
specieslinearis()

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.

Coelocaulus linearis Billings 1859
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Diagnosis
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