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Murchisonia steltenbergensis

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Murchisoniidae

Taxonomy
Murchisonia steltenbergensis was named by Heidelberger and Koch (2005). Its type specimen is WMfN.P.42878, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil.

Subspecies
Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2005Murchisonia steltenbergensis Heidelberger and Koch p. 25 figs. pl. 8 f. 5-7

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

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 steltenbergensis Heidelberger and Koch 2005
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Murchisonia steltenbergensis monocincta Heidelberger and Koch 2005
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available