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Hemizyga (Hemizyga) clathratula

Gastropoda - Pseudozygopleuridae

Taxonomy
Loxonema clathratula was named by Young and Armstrong (1874). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Hemizyga clathratula by Longstaff (1933); it was recombined as Hemizyga (Hemizyga) clathratula by Batten (1966).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
H. expansa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1874Loxonema clathratula Young and Armstrong p. 278
1933Hemizyga clathratula Longstaff p. 106 figs. pl. 11 f. 1-4
1966Hemizyga (Hemizyga) clathratula Batten p. 88 figs. pl. 9 f. 10-11

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

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.

†Hemizyga (Hemizyga) clathratula Young and Armstrong 1874
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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: 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 clathratula (57131)