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Plocezyga cordiformis

Gastropoda - Pseudozygopleuridae

Taxonomy
Gamizyga (Plocezyga) cordiformis was named by Hoare and Sturgeon (1980). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Plocezyga cordiformis by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Gamizyga (Plocezyga) cordiformis Hoare and Sturgeon
2023Plocezyga cordiformis Wagner p. 5383

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

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.

†Plocezyga cordiformis 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: Missourian or 306.00000 to 303.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Ohio) Gamizyga cordiformis (93082)