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Murravia fosteri

Rhynchonellata - Terebratulida - Cancellothyrididae

Taxonomy
Murravia fosteri was named by Bitner (1996). Its type specimen is ZPAL Bp.XXXVII/173 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is ZPAL 1, Bill Hill, Telm 1, which is in a Ypresian prodelta siltstone/sandstone in the La Meseta Formation of Antarctica.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Murravia fosteri Bitner p. 80 figs. Pl. 24

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderTerebratulida
suborderTerebratulidina
superfamilyCancellothyridoideaThomson 1926
familyCancellothyrididaeThomson 1926
subfamilyCancellothyridinaeThomson 1926
genusMurravia
speciesfosteri

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.

Murravia fosteri Bitner 1996
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height24.504.404.604.500.141

Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: low-level epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 17:52:20
Modified: 2018-11-10 17:52:20
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 47.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 47.8Antarctica Murravia fosteri (type locality: 75456)