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Nodozyga rowlandsi

Gastropoda - Pseudozygopleuridae

Taxonomy
Zygopleura rugifera rowlandsi was named by Longstaff (1933). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Palaeozygopleura (Nodozyga) rugifera rowlandsi by HornĂ½ (1955); it was recombined as Nodozyga rowlandsi by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Zygopleura rugifera rowlandsi Longstaff p. 95 figs. pl. 7 f. 5, 9
1955Palaeozygopleura (Nodozyga) rugifera rowlandsi HornĂ½ p. 139
2023Nodozyga rowlandsi Wagner p. S4793

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

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.

Nodozyga rowlandsi Longstaff 1933
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. D. Longstaff 1933This variety has much coarser tubercles and the whorls are more prominent below and more concave above. Tile form is much like a shell Mr. Row]ands has described, but not named, from Gower, and which he considers might be a distinct species (Rowlands, 1928, pp. 41, 42, fig. 6). He also points out that it bears a remarkable resemblance to a much later species from the Lias: namely, L. subrugosa McDonald and Trueman.
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: Visean or 346.70000 to 330.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Visean346.7 - 330.3United Kingdom (Scotland) Nodozyga rowlandsi (97734)