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Zygopleura tunisiensis

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Zygopleuridae

Taxonomy
Zygopleura tunisiensis was named by Cox (1969). It is not extant. Its type locality is Derachra, which is in a Callovian shallow subtidal limestone/marl in the Tataouine Formation of Tunisia.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Z. berthaudi, Z. modestum, Z. seminodosa, Z. sturi, Z. subanthophylloides, Z. vittata

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Zygopleura tunisiensis Cox

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyLoxonematoidea(Koken 1889)
familyZygopleuridaeWenz 1938
subfamilyZygopleurinaeWenz 1938
genusZygopleura
speciestunisiensis

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available