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Michelia

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Murchisoniidae

Taxonomy
Michelia was named by Roemer (1855) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ludl-u D Emsi Sepkoski's reference number: 362,1206]. It is not extant. Its type is Michelia cylindrica.

It was assigned to Murchisoniidae by Knight et al. (1960); and to Archaeogastropoda by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1855Michelia Roemer
1907Sinuspira Perner
1909Melissosoa Clarke
1960Murchisonia (Sinuspira) Knight et al. p. 291
1960Michelia Knight et al. p. 292
2002Michelia Sepkoski
2002Sinuspira Sepkoski

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

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.

G. †Michelia Roemer 1855
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Michelia compacta Hall 1859
Michelia cylindrica Roemer 1855
Michelia darwini de Koninck 1876
Michelia persimilis Poulsen 1974
Michelia planogyrata Hall 1859
Michelia tenera Perner 1907
Michelia tenue Clarke 1907
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Invalid names: Michelia tenuella Williams and Breger 1916 [synonym]
Michelia whiteavesi Clarke and Ruedemann 1903
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Invalid names: Michelia attenuata Lindström 1884 [replaced]
Invalid names: Melissosoa Clarke 1909 [synonym], Sinuspira Perner 1907 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available