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Hemizyga (Hemizyga) bilineata

Gastropoda - Pseudozygopleuridae

Taxonomy
Hemizyga (Hemizyga) bilineata was named by Batten (1966) [Hemizyga (Hemizyga?) bilineata]. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Cliff Quarry, 450 yards W27˚S of Compton Martin Church, Compton Martin, Mar, which is in a Brigantian carbonate limestone in the Hotwells Formation of the United Kingdom.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
H. expansa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Hemizyga (Hemizyga) bilineata Batten pp. 88 - 89 figs. pl. 9 f. 12

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyZygopleuroidea
familyPseudozygopleuridae()
genusHemizyga
subgenusHemizygaGirty 1915
speciesbilineata

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.

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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: Brigantian or 335.90000 to 330.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Brigantian335.9 - 330.3United Kingdom (England) Hemizyga bilineata (type locality: 57131)