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Anazyginae

Rhynchonellata - Atrypida - Anazygidae

Taxonomy
Anazyginae was named by Davidson (1883). Its type is Anazyga.

It was assigned to Anazygidae by Williams et al. (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Anazyginae Davidson
2002Anazyginae Williams et al. p. 1440

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
Lophophorata
PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderAtrypidaRzhonsnitskaya 1960
suborderAnazygidinaCopper 1996
superfamilyAnazygoideaDavidson 1883
familyAnazygidaeDavidson 1883
subfamilyAnazyginaeDavidson 1883
subfamilyAnazyginaeDavidson 1883

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.

Subfm. †Anazyginae Davidson 1883
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G. †Anazyga Davidson 1882
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Anazyga aequivalvis Twenhofel 1928
Anazyga orbis Reed 1917
Anazyga recurvirostra Hall 1847
Invalid names: Hallina [synonym], Nuria [synonym]
G. †Pusillagutta Misius 1986
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Pusillagutta gibbera Misius 1986
G. †Zygatrypa
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Zygatrypa exigua Lindström 1861
Zygatrypa stenoparva Boucot et al. 1988
G. †Zygospira Hall 1862
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Zygospira deflecta Hall 1847
Zygospira fallax Marek and Havlíček 1967
Zygospira gutta Oraspold 1956
Zygospira kentuckiensis Hall and Clarke 1895
Zygospira lebanonensis Cooper 1956
Zygospira matutina Cooper 1956
Zygospira meafordensis Foerste 1924
Zygospira modesta Hall 1847
Zygospira resupinata Wang 1949
Zygospira sulcata Howe 1965
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-07-20 13:29:55
Modified: 2018-11-10 18:09:37
Source: f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004, Meyer et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Middle Ordovician to the top of the Homerian or 470.00000 to 427.40000 Ma

Collections (1124 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ordovician485.4 - 443.8USA (Tennessee) Anazyga sp. (1959)
Ordovician485.4 - 443.8USA (Ohio) Zygospira modesta (77814)
Middle Ordovician470.0 - 458.4USA (Virginia) Zygospira sp. (6992)
Middle Ordovician470.0 - 458.4USA (Kentucky) Zygospira modesta (10758) Zygospira sp. (10745 10757)
Middle Ordovician470.0 - 458.4USA (New York) Anazyga sp. (333 430) Anazyga sp., Zygospira sp. (334) Zygospira sp. (405)
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3USA (California) Zygospira sp. (104345 104347)
Middle Ordovician - Late/Upper Ordovician470.0 - 443.8USA (Kentucky) Zygospira sp. (10720 10746)
Middle Ordovician - Late/Upper Ordovician470.0 - 443.8Canada (Nunavut) Zygospira sp. (101977)
Costonian458.4 - 457.2United Kingdom (Shropshire) Zygospira sp. (45278)
Soudleyan - Marshbrookian458.4 - 454.0Norway (Oslo) Zygospira sp. (3252)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4Russian Federation (Siberia) Zygospira gracilis, Zygospira planoconvexa (206317)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4Canada (Québec) Zygospira sp. (24538)
Raikkula440.8 - 438.8Estonia (Hiiu) Zygospira aprinis (195422)
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5Canada (Quebec) Zygatrypa sp. (5784 5785 184854)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4Sweden (Gotland) Rhynchonella exigua (192342)
Telychian - Sheinwoodian438.5 - 430.5Sweden (Gotland) Rhynchonella exigua (13523 13674)
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5Sweden (Gotland) Rhynchonella exigua (13524 13675)
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5Canada (Nunavut) Zygatrypa stenoparva (26003 26009 26014)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4USA (California) Zygatrypa stenoparva (226732)
Homerian430.5 - 427.4Canada (Northwest Territories) Zygatrypa paupera (497)