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Hyphantozyga granifera

Gastropoda - Pseudozygopleuridae

Taxonomy
Murchisonia granifera was named by de Koninck (1876). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Hemizyga (Hyphantozyga) granifera by Tassell (1982); it was recombined as Hyphantozyga granifera by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1876Murchisonia granifera de Koninck p. 121 figs. pl. 4 f. 6
1982Hemizyga (Hyphantozyga) granifera Tassell pp. 39 - 40 figs. pl. 5 f. 1-5
2023Hyphantozyga granifera Wagner p. 3170

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

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.

Hyphantozyga granifera de Koninck 1876
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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: Kiessling 2004, Wagner 2023

Age range: Emsian or 410.62000 to 393.47000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Australia (New South Wales) Hemizyga granifera (43890)