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Protozygidae

Rhynchonellata - Atrypida - Protozygidae

Taxonomy
Protozygidae was named by Copper (1986). Its type is Protozyga.

It was assigned to Protozygoidea by Williams et al. (2002); and to Lissatrypoidea by Zhan and Jin (2005).

Subtaxa
Manespira, Protozyga (type genus), Xysila

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Protozygidae Copper
2002Protozygidae Williams et al. p. 1472
2005Protozygidae Zhan and Jin

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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
orderAtrypidaRzhonsnitskaya 1960
suborderLissatrypidinaCopper 1996
superfamilyProtozygoideaCopper 1986
familyProtozygidaeCopper 1986
familyProtozygidaeCopper 1986

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. †Protozygidae Copper 1986
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G. †Manespira Copper 1986
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†Manespira costata Cooper 1956
†Manespira diversa Reed 1917
†Manespira elongata Cooper 1956
†Manespira magnicostata Cooper 1956
†Manespira nicolleti Winchell and Schuchert 1892
†Manespira rotunda Cooper 1956
G. †Protozyga Hall and Clarke 1893
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†Protozyga definitiva Percival 1991
†Protozyga exigua Hall 1847
G. †Xysila Copper 1995
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†Xysila anticostiana Twenhofel 1914
†Xysila astaca Copper 1995
†Xysila mogoktaensis Nikiforova 1961
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryo
Attached: yesp
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 14:10:24
Modified: 2004-02-28 16:10:24
Source: o = order, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Llandeilo to the top of the Aeronian or 461.10000 to 438.50000 Ma

Collections (68 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ordovician485.4 - 443.8USA (New York) Protozyga sp. (332)
Middle Ordovician470.0 - 458.4USA (New York) Protozyga sp. (333)
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3USA (Virginia) Protozyga microscopica (186172)
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3USA (Nevada) Protozyga sp. (104279)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.4United Kingdom (Scotland) Protozyga rotunda (164928 164931)
Gisbornian - Harnagian458.4 - 457.2Australia (New South Wales) Protozyga sp. (2714 2715 2716 2717 2750 2755)
Soudleyan - Marshbrookian458.4 - 454.0United Kingdom (Wales) Protozyga sp. (3372)
Soudleyan - Marshbrookian458.4 - 454.0Norway Protozyga sp. (2945)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5Myanmar (Southern Shan) Protozyga haydeni (186298)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5USA (Virginia) Protozyga sp. (326) Protozyga uniplicata (37904)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5USA (Georgia) Protozyga sp. (33108 33109 33110)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5USA (Wisconsin) Protozyga nicolleti (55651)
Turinian457.3 - 453.8USA (Missouri) Zygospira nicolleti (175724 181091)
Turinian457.3 - 453.8USA (Oklahoma) Protozyga elongata (186181)
Ashbyan457.3 - 449.6USA (Tennessee) Protozyga rotunda (164924)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Pennsylvania) Protozyga sp. (162391)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Oklahoma) Protozyga costata, Protozyga elongata, Protozyga magnicostata (23893) Protozyga loeblichi (23895)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Protozyga nicolleti (23788 23789 23790 23791 23792 23794)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Manespira nicolleti (173874) Protozyga nicolleti (23273 23274)
Blackriveran - Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Protozyga nicolleti (23795)
Blackriveran - Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Protozyga nicolleti (23276)
Rocklandian457.3 - 449.6USA (New York) Protozyga exigua (219799 219800)
Rocklandian - Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6USA (Illinois, Iowa) Protozyga nicolleti (23796)
Rocklandian - Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) Protozyga diversa (89157)
Rocklandian - Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Protozyga nicolleti (23277 23290)
Burrellian456.6 - 452.5United Kingdom (Scotland) Protozyga diversa (165046)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0USA (Kentucky) Protozyga sp. (34555)
Katian453.0 - 445.2Canada (Quebec) Xysila astaca (158533)
Eastonian - Marshbrookian452.7 - 454.0Australia (New South Wales) Protozyga sp. (2720)
Eastonian452.7 - 449.5Australia (New South Wales) Protozyga definitiva (2727 2729 2731 2749 2751 166833 166836 166837 166838 166850) Protozyga sp. (2648 2701 2707)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Quebec) Protozeuga anticostiana (63675) Xysila sp. (163781)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2United Kingdom (England) Protozyga sp. (3667)
Rhuddanian - Aeronian443.4 - 438.5United Kingdom (Wales) Protozyga gastrodes (4954 4961)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4United Kingdom (Wales) Protozyga gastrodes (3207)