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Plocezyga (Plocezyga) varica

Gastropoda - Pseudozygopleuridae

Taxonomy
Plocezyga (Plocezyga) varica was named by Pan and Erwin (2002). Its type specimen is USNM 127661, a shell, and it is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Shizishan, ADL703, Luogu Lake, which is in a Changhsingian carbonate limestone/limestone in the Changhsing Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Plocezyga (Plocezyga) varica Pan and Erwin p. 27 figs. 13.11 - 13.14

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

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 (Plocezyga) varica Pan and Erwin 2002
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height20.6960.6300.7700.7000.099

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: Changhsingian or 254.14000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Yunnan) Ploceozyga varica (type locality: 56943)