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Pseudozygopleura limus

Gastropoda - Pseudozygopleuridae

Taxonomy
Pseudozygopleura (Pseudozygopleura) limus was named by Hoare and Sturgeon (1981) [Pseudozygopleura (Pseudozygopleura) limus Hoare & Sturgeon 1981b]. It is not extant.

It was recombined as Pseudozygopleura limus by Wagner (2023).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Pseudozygopleura (Pseudozygopleura) limus Hoare and Sturgeon p. 583 figs. pl. 3 f. 13; table 1
2023Pseudozygopleura limus Wagner p. 5451

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

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.

Pseudozygopleura limus Hoare and Sturgeon 1981
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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: Missourian or 306.00000 to 303.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Ohio) Pseudozygopleura limus (79350 93082)