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Zaclys

Gastropoda - Cerithiopsidae

Taxonomy
Zaclys was named by Finlay (1927) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi R]. It is extant.

It was assigned to Cerithiopsidae by Wilson (1993); to Neotaenioglossa by Sepkoski (2002); and to Cerithiopsinae by Lauridsen and Schnetler (2014).

Species
Z. nuetzeli
Species lacking formal opinion data
Z. aequicincta, Z. mucro, Z. simulator

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1927Zaclys Finlay
1993Zaclys Wilson p. 258
2002Zaclys Sepkoski
2014Zaclys Lauridsen and Schnetler p. 84

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
—Sorbeoconcha(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
—Hypsogastropoda(Ponder and Lindberg 1997)
superfamilyTriphoroideaGray 1847
familyCerithiopsidaeAdams and Adams 1853
subfamilyCerithiopsinaeAdams and Adams 1853
genusZaclysFinlay 1927

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. Zaclys Finlay 1927
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†Zaclys nuetzeli Lauridsen and Schnetler 2014
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 08:29:25
Modified: 2009-09-10 10:29:25
Source: f = family, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Danian to the top of the Altonian or 66.00000 to 15.90000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.6Denmark Z. selandica, Z. nuetzeli (176994)
Otaian21.7 - 19.0New Zealand (Auckland) Z. mucro, Z. simulator (84915)
Altonian19.0 - 15.9New Zealand Z. aequicincta (67822 67896) Z. aequicincta, Z. n. sp. (67897)