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Gamizyga morningstarae

Gastropoda - Pseudozygopleuridae

Taxonomy
Gamizyga (Gamizyga) morningstarae was named by Hoare and Sturgeon (1980). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Gamizyga morningstarae by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Gamizyga (Gamizyga) morningstarae Hoare and Sturgeon
2023Gamizyga morningstarae Wagner p. 5364

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyZygopleuroidea
familyPseudozygopleuridae()
genusGamizyga
speciesmorningstarae()

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.

†Gamizyga morningstarae Hoare and Sturgeon 1980
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitef
Environment: marinef
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: detritivoref
Vision: limitedf
Created: 2025-08-07 22:21:22
Modified: 2025-08-07 22:21:22
Source: f = family
References: Wagner 2023, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Atokan to the top of the Desmoinesian or 318.60000 to 306.00000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Atokan318.6 - 312.8USA (Ohio) Gamizyga morningstarae (79351 79379 183261)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Ohio) Gamizyga morningstarae (71963 72001 183258)