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Anazygidae

Rhynchonellata - Atrypida - Anazygidae

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

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

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

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

Fm. †Anazygidae Davidson 1883
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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
Subfm. †Catazyginae Copper 1977
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G. †Catazyga Hall and Clarke 1893
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Catazyga anticostiensis Billings 1862
Catazyga arcana Williams 1962
Catazyga cartieri Cooper and Kindle 1936
Catazyga headi Billings 1862
Catazyga hicksi Reed 1905
Invalid names: Eonalivkinia [synonym], Salairella Severgina 1984 [synonym]
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Pentlandella merriami Sheehan 1982
Subfm. †Tuvaellinae Alikhova 1960
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G. †Tuvaella
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
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: Data from Meyer et al. (2009).f
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: Aberhan et al. 2004, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Meyer et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Llandeilo to the top of the Ludlow or 461.10000 to 423.00000 Ma

Collections (1249 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ordovician485.4 - 443.8USA (Ohio) Zygospira modesta (77814)
Ordovician485.4 - 443.8USA (Tennessee) Anazyga sp. (1959)
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 - 443.8Canada (Nunavut) Zygospira sp. (101977)
Middle Ordovician - Late/Upper Ordovician470.0 - 443.8USA (Kentucky) Zygospira sp. (10720 10746)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.4China (QingHai) Catazyga sp. (8683)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.4China (GanSu) Catazyga sp. (8578)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4Russian Federation Tuvaella rackovskii (24777 24778 24780)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4Mongolia (northwestern Mongolia) Tuvaella planidorsata (13190)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4USA (California) Zygatrypa stenoparva (226732)
Wenlock - Ludlow433.4 - 423.0China (Heilongjiang) Tuvaella gigantea, Tuvaella rackovskii, Tuvaella minuta (27886)
Wenlock - Ludlow433.4 - 423.0Mongolia Tuvaella gigantea (41061)
Homerian430.5 - 427.4Canada (Northwest Territories) Zygatrypa paupera (497)
Homerian - Jaagarahu430.5 - 422.9Lithuania Pentlandella tenuistriata (192583)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0China (Xinjiang) Tuvaella gigantea (25865) Tuvaella gigantea, Tuvaella barkolensis (27760)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0Mongolia Tuvaella gigantea (41062)
Ludlow - Pridoli427.4 - 419.2Russian Federation Tuvaella gigantea (24781 24782 24784)