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Plocezyga obscura

Gastropoda - Pseudozygopleuridae

Taxonomy
Gamizyga (Plocezyga) obscura was named by Hoare and Sturgeon (1980). It is not extant. Its type locality is Pr-1. the abandoned quarry on the east side of U.S. 92, 1.1 km northeast of Dent, which is in a Virgilian shallow subtidal limestone/shale in the Glenshaw Formation of West Virginia.

It was recombined as Plocezyga obscura by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Gamizyga (Plocezyga) obscura Hoare and Sturgeon
2023Plocezyga obscura Wagner p. 5389

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyZygopleuroidea
familyPseudozygopleuridae()
genusPlocezyga()
speciesobscura()

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.

†Plocezyga obscura Hoare and Sturgeon 1980
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available