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Plocezyga subquadrata

Gastropoda - Pseudozygopleuridae

Taxonomy
Gamizyga (Plocezyga) subquadrata was named by Hoare and Sturgeon (1980). It is not extant. Its type locality is Pr-1. the abandoned quarry on the east side of U.S. 92, 1.1 km northeast of Dent, which is in a Virgilian shallow subtidal limestone/shale in the Glenshaw Formation of West Virginia.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Gamizyga (Plocezyga) subquadrata Hoare and Sturgeon
2023Plocezyga subquadrata Wagner p. 5391

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

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 subquadrata Hoare and Sturgeon 1980
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 11:40:59
Modified: 2010-02-11 01:35:02
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Virgilian or 303.70000 to 298.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (West Virginia) Gamizyga subquadrata (79391)