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Zygopleura walmstedti

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Zygopleuridae

Taxonomy
Turritella walmstedtii was named by Klipstein (1843).

It was recombined as Loxonema walmstedti by Kittl (1894); it was recombined as Zygopleura walmstadti by Pan (1977); it was recombined as Zygopleura walmstedti by Yin and Yochelson (1983).

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Turritella walmstedtii Klipstein p. 179 figs. Pl 11, figs 28,29
1894Loxonema walmstedti Kittl p. 150 figs. Pl 4, figs 20-23; pl 8, fig 5
1977Zygopleura walmstadti Pan p. 110 figs. Pl 3, figs 12,14
1983Zygopleura walmstedti Yin and Yochelson p. 1117 fig. 5M,N

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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
specieswalmstedti()

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 walmstedti Klipstein 1843
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height420.019.021.819.61.28

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: base of the Pelsonian to the top of the Julian or 247.20000 to 232.00000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pelsonian - Illyrian247.2 - 242.0China (Guizhou) Zygopleura walmstedti (31618 31619 31620 31624 31631 44252)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0China (Yunnan) Zygopleura walmstadti (165315)
Julian235.0 - 232.0Italy Loxonema walmstedti (144631 144634) Zygopleura walmstedti (69659 69664 202422)