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Zygomelon

Gastropoda - Neogastropoda - Volutidae

Taxonomy
Zygomelon was named by Harasewych and Marshall (1995). It is extant.

It was assigned to Zidoninae by Stilwell et al. (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1995Zygomelon Harasewych and Marshall
2004Zygomelon Stilwell et al. p. 47

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
RankNameAuthor
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superorderLatrogastropodaRiedel 2000
orderNeogastropodaThiele 1929
superfamilyMuricoideade Costa 1776
familyVolutidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyZidoninaeAdams and A 1853
genusZygomelonHarasewych and Marshall 1995

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. Zygomelon Harasewych and Marshall 1995
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†Zygomelon apheles Stilwell et al. 2004
Zygomelon zodion Harasewych and Marshall 1995
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: carnivoref
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-09-10 08:23:59
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:23:59
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Danian or 66.00000 to 61.60000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 61.6 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.6Antarctica Z. apheles (67031 67035 67036 67043 67044 67049 67067)