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Murchisonia spinosa spinosa

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Cheeneetnukiidae

Taxonomy
Murchisonia spinosa spinosa was named by Phillips (1841). It is not a trace fossil.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Murchisonia spinosa spinosa Phillips p. 102 figs. pl. 39 f. 192c, not b

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyMurchisonioidea()
familyCheeneetnukiidae
genusMurchisonia
speciesspinosa()
subspeciesspinosa

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 spinosa spinosa Phillips 1841
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2009-09-21 10:43:51
Modified: 2009-09-21 12:43:51
Source: superf = superfamily, o = order
Reference: Bambach et al. 2007
Collections
No collection or age range data are available