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Devonozyga conicum

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Palaeozygopleuridae

Taxonomy
Loxonema conicum was named by Whidborne (1891). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Lummaton Quarries, West of St. Mary Church, Lummaton Parrish, Torquay, which is in a Givetian carbonate limestone in the Torquay Formation of the United Kingdom.

It was corrected as Loxonema conica by Bradfield (1999); it was recombined as Devonozyga conicum by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1891Loxonema conicum Whidborne pp. 180 - 181 figs. pl. 18 f. 7, 7a, 8
1999Loxonema conica Bradfield
2023Devonozyga conicum Wagner p. 2565

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

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.

Devonozyga conicum Whidborne 1891
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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 Ludfordian to the top of the Givetian or 425.60000 to 382.70000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0United Kingdom (England) Loxonema conica (23106) Loxonema conicum (8307)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7United Kingdom (England) Loxonema conicum (type locality: 129878 130270)