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Murchisonia oegensis

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Murchisoniidae

Taxonomy
Murchisonia oegensis was named by Heidelberger and Koch (2005). Its type specimen is WMfN.P.42883, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is "Steltenberg" Quarry, near Hohenlimburg, which is in a Givetian carbonate limestone in the Schwelm Formation of Germany.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. dowlingi, M. hibernica, M. scrabiculatus, M. turritelloides

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Murchisonia oegensis Heidelberger and Koch p. 26 figs. pl. 7 . 9

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

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 oegensis Heidelberger and Koch 2005
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available