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Levizygopleura gracilis

Gastropoda - Pseudozygopleuridae

Taxonomy
Pseudozygopleura gracilis was named by Yoo (1994). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kyndalyn. Yoo Loc. 24. Behind Kyndalyn homestead, 10 km S of Somerton, which is in a Visean marine mudstone/limestone in the Merlewood Formation of Australia.

It was recombined as Levizygopleura gracilis by Bandel (2002), Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1994Pseudozygopleura gracilis Yoo p. 85 figs. pl. 16 f. 10-11
2002Levizygopleura gracilis Bandel p. 124
2023Levizygopleura gracilis Wagner p. S5612

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

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: Wagner 2023, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Visean or 346.70000 to 330.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Visean346.7 - 330.3Australia (New South Wales) Pseudozygopleura gracilis (type locality: 44144)