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Hyphantozyga fusiforma

Gastropoda - Pseudozygopleuridae

Taxonomy
Gamizyga (Hyphantozyga) fusiforma was named by Hoare and Sturgeon (1980). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is CSl-1. Roadcut on N side of US 36 2.5 Km E of junction with OH, which is in an Atokan shallow subtidal limestone/shale in the Pottsville Formation of Ohio.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Gamizyga (Hyphantozyga) fusiforma Hoare and Sturgeon p. 170 figs. pl. 2 f. 4-5; table 2
2023Hyphantozyga fusiforma Wagner p. 5372

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

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 fusiforma 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: Atokan or 318.60000 to 312.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Atokan318.6 - 312.8USA (Ohio) Gamizyga fusiforma (79351)