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Parazygidae

Rhynchonellata - Athyridida - Parazygidae

Taxonomy
Parazygidae was named by Alvarez et al. (1998). Its type is Parazyga.

It was assigned to Rhynchospirinoidea by Williams et al. (2002).

Subtaxa
Parazyga (type genus)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1998Parazygidae Alvarez et al. p. 847
2002Parazygidae Williams et al. p. 1601

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
RankNameAuthor
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderAthyrididaBoucot et al. 1964
suborderRetziidinaBoucot et al. 1964
superfamilyRhynchospirinoideaSchuchert 1929
familyParazygidae
familyParazygidae

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.

Fm. †Parazygidae Alvarez et al. 1998
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G. †Parazyga
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Parazyga hirsuta Hall 1857
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationarysubo
Attached: yessubo
Life habit: low-level epifaunalsubo
Diet: suspension feedersubo
Vision: blindc
Created: 2018-11-10 18:06:56
Modified: 2018-11-10 18:06:56
Source: subo = suborder, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013

Age range: base of the Givetian to the top of the Famennian or 387.70000 to 358.90000 Ma

Collections (32 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Devonian393.3 - 382.7USA (New York) Parazyga hirsuta (91240 91277 91278)
Middle Devonian393.3 - 382.7USA (Indiana) Parazyga hirsuta (11101)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (New York) Parazyga hirsuta (8978 8979 8983 8984 8987 8993 8994 8996 9003 9005 9006 9019 9028 10110 10119 89672 96209 206793) Parazyga sp. (8764 8767 8771 8772 8780 8786 8789)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (Indiana) Trematospira hirsuta (170009)
Famennian372.2 - 358.9USA (Ohio) Parazyga sp. (653 3382)