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Battenizyga eotriassica

Gastropoda - Protorculidae

Taxonomy
Anoptychia eotriassica was named by Batten and Stokes (1986). It is not extant. Its type locality is AMNH3026, Windowblind Butte, San Rafael Swell, which is in a Smithian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal packstone in the Moenkopi Formation of Utah.

It was recombined as Battenizyga eotriassica by Nützel and Erwin (2002), Nützel and Schulbert (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Anoptychia eotriassica Batten and Stokes
2002Battenizyga eotriassica Nützel and Erwin
2005Battenizyga eotriassica Nützel and Schulbert fig. 11E,F

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyZygopleuroidea
familyProtorculidae
genusBattenizyga
specieseotriassica()

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.

Battenizyga eotriassica Batten and Stokes 1986
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height45.751.0515.38.405.96
shell diameter43.243.003.503.250.354

Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 11:40:59
Modified: 2010-02-11 01:35:02
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Smithian or 249.90000 to 248.10000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Smithian249.9 - 248.1USA (Utah) Anoptychia eotriassica (type locality: 44283) Battenizyga eotriassica (116017)