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Zygopleura swalloviana

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Zygopleuridae

Taxonomy
Chemnitzia swalloviana was named by Shumard (1859) [Chemnitzia Swalloviana]. It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is White limestone of the Guadalupe Mountains, which is in a Capitanian reef, buildup or bioherm limestone in the Capitan Formation of Texas.

It was recombined as Zygopleura swallowiana by Girty (1908); it was recombined as Zygopleura swalloviana by Yochelson and Saunders (1967).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1859Chemnitzia swalloviana Shumard p. 399
1908Zygopleura swallowiana Girty p. 485
1967Zygopleura swalloviana Yochelson and Saunders p. 248

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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
speciesswalloviana()

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.

Zygopleura swalloviana Shumard 1859
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Locomotion: facultatively mobilesuperf
Life habit: epifaunalsuperf
Diet: suspension feedersuperf
Vision: limitedo
Created: 2009-09-21 10:39:28
Modified: 2009-09-21 12:39:28
Source: superf = superfamily, o = order
Reference: Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: Capitanian or 265.10000 to 259.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Capitanian265.1 - 259.9USA (Texas) Chemnitzia swalloviana (133736) Zygopleura swallowiana (108812)