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Murchisonia nerinea

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Murchisoniidae

Taxonomy
Pleurotomaria nerinea was named by Sandberger and Sandberger (1855). It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Murchisonia nerinea by Heidelberger (2001) and Wagner (2023).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1855Pleurotomaria nerinea Sandberger and Sandberger
2001Murchisonia nerinea Heidelberger p. 134 figs. txt. f. p. 134
2023Murchisonia nerinea Wagner p. 4435

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

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 nerinea Sandberger and Sandberger 1855
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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: base of the Givetian to the top of the Late/Upper Frasnian or 387.70000 to 376.10000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Germany (Hessen) Murchisonia nerinea (38353)
Middle Frasnian382.4 - 379.5Poland Murchisonia nerinea (62175)
Late/Upper Frasnian379.5 - 376.1Poland (Wojewodztwo Swietokrzyskie) Murchisonia nerinea (62176)