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Hyphantozyga fenestrata

Gastropoda - Pseudozygopleuridae

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

It was recombined as Hyphantozyga fenestrata by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Gamizyga (Hyphantozyga) fenestrata Hoare and Sturgeon
2001Gamizyga (Hyphantozyga) fenestrata Kues and Batten p. 77 figs. f. 14.26
2023Hyphantozyga fenestrata Wagner p. 5373

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

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.

†Hyphantozyga fenestrata 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: Kiessling 2004, Wagner 2023

Age range: base of the Desmoinesian to the top of the Virgilian or 312.80000 to 298.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (New Mexico) Hemizyga fenestrata (46536)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (West Virginia) Hemizyga fenestrata (type locality: 79391)