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Medfrazyga

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Palaeozygopleuridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2004Medfrazyga Frýda and Blodgett p. 123
2015Medfrazyga Mazaev p. 965

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyLoxonematoidea(Koken 1889)
familyPalaeozygopleuridae
genusMedfrazyga

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.

G. †Medfrazyga Frýda and Blodgett 2004
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Medfrazyga clauticae Frýda and Blodgett 2004
Medfrazyga convexa Nützel and Nakazawa 2012
Medfrazyga gilmulli Rohr et al. 2008
Medfrazyga rectecostata Nützel and Nakazawa 2012
Medfrazyga zaitzevi Mazaev 2015
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height83.112.603.603.150.287
shell diameter81.090.9501.201.100.112

Composition: aragoniteo
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2009-09-21 10:39:28
Modified: 2009-09-21 12:39:28
Source: superf = superfamily, o = order
Reference: Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Ludlow to the top of the Capitanian or 427.40000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0USA (Alaska) M. gilmulli (80381)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5USA (Alaska) M. clauticae (49107)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Russian Federation (Kirov) M. zaitzevi (126334)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Japan M. convexa, M. rectecostata (109667)