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Zegalerus

Gastropoda - Calyptraeidae

Taxonomy
Zegalerus was named by Finlay (1927) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-u R Sepkoski's reference number: 899]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Calyptraeidae by Stilwell and Zinsmeister (1992); and to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
Z. coniculus
Species lacking formal opinion data
Z. peramplus, Z. tatei, Z. tenuis, Z. tumens
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by A. Hendy on 2013-04-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Zegalerus Finlay p. 392
1992Zegalerus Stilwell and Zinsmeister p. 102
2002Zegalerus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
superfamilyCalyptraeoideaLamarck 1809
familyCalyptraeidaeLamarck 1809
genusZegalerusFinlay 1927

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. Zegalerus Finlay 1927
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†Zegalerus coniculus Stilwell and Zinsmeister 1992
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: facultatively mobilef
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 07:45:38
Modified: 2009-09-10 09:46:17
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 48.07000 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections (16 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Antarctica Z. coniculus (63549 278339)
Bartonian41.03 - 37.71Antarctica Z. coniculus (63552 72405 278337)
Priabonian37.71 - 33.9Antarctica Z. coniculus (72394 72403 113364 180151)
Otaian - Altonian21.7 - 15.9New Zealand Z. sp. (77489)
Altonian18.7 - 15.9New Zealand Z. peramplus (67896) Z. sp. (67897)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Australia (Victoria) Z. tatei (179602)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6New Zealand Z. sp. (45029)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6New Zealand (Auckland) Z. tumens (45259)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129New Zealand (Wellington) Z. tenuis (94818)