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Catazyga

Rhynchonellata - Atrypida - Anazygidae

Taxonomy
Catazyga was named by Hall and Clarke (1893). It is the type genus of Catazyginae.

It was assigned to Zygospirinae by Mitchell (1977); to Catazyginae by Williams et al. (2002); and to Atrypida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1893Catazyga Hall and Clarke
1977Catazyga Mitchell
1984Salairella Severgina p. 45
2002Catazyga Sepkoski
2002Eonalivkinia Sepkoski
2002Salairella Sepkoski
2002Catazyga Williams et al. p. 1442

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
—Lophophorata
—PanbrachiopodaCarlson and Cohen 2020
phylumBrachiopodaCuvier 1805
RankNameAuthor
subphylumRhynchonelliformeaWilliams et al. 1996
classRhynchonellataWilliams et al. 1996
orderAtrypidaRzhonsnitskaya 1960
suborderAnazygidinaCopper 1996
superfamilyAnazygoideaDavidson 1883
familyAnazygidaeDavidson 1883
subfamilyCatazyginaeCopper 1977
genusCatazygaHall and Clarke 1893

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.

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]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calcitep
Entire body: yesg
Adult length: 10 to < 100g
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: noneg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Environment: marineuc
Locomotion: stationaryf
Attached: yesf
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: suspension feederf
Vision: blindc
Comments: BODY SIZE: Data from Williams et al (2002).g
Created: 2009-06-03 09:11:22
Modified: 2009-06-03 11:11:22
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class, p = phylum, uc = unranked clade
References: Hendy 2009, Nesnidal et al. 2013, Aberhan et al. 2004, Meyer et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Llandeilo to the top of the Wenlock or 461.10000 to 427.40000 Ma

Collections (103 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.4China (QingHai) C. sp. (8683)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.4China (GanSu) C. sp. (8578)
Gisbornian - Harnagian458.4 - 457.2Australia (New South Wales) C. sp. (2714 2715 2716 2717 2718)
Sandbian458.4 - 453.0Russian Federation (Siberia) C. salairica (205559)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5Canada (Ontario) C. sp. (64561)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5Canada (Quebec) C. headi (77222)
Late/Upper Ordovician458.4 - 443.8USA (Alaska) C. sp. (62309)
Late/Upper Ordovician458.4 - 443.8USA (Indiana) C. headi (76258 78115)
Late/Upper Ordovician458.4 - 443.8USA (Ohio) C. headi (75168 76252 77970 78192 78222 78228 78390 78703)
Late/Upper Ordovician458.4 - 443.8USA (New York) C. erratica (1196)
Burrellian456.6 - 452.5United Kingdom (Scotland) C. arcana (192745)
Actonian - Onnian454.0 - 449.5China (ZheJiang) C. sp. (7779)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0Canada (Ontario) C. sp. (26270)
Onnian - Cautleyan453.0 - 448.8Belgium C. sp. (185317)
Katian453.0 - 445.2Canada (Quebec) C. sp. (158544 158637)
Katian453.0 - 445.2Russian Federation (Siberia) C. salairica (205560)
Katian - Hirnantian453.0 - 443.4Russian Federation (Siberia) C. inensis, C. anuensis (205662)
Eastonian - Marshbrookian452.7 - 454.0Australia (New South Wales) C. sp. (2722)
Eastonian452.7 - 449.5Australia (New South Wales) C. sp. (2648)
Cheneyan452.5 - 451.3United Kingdom (Scotland) C. arcana (164950 164953)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Ohio) C. headi (349)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2Canada (Québec) C. headi (164218)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2Canada (Quebec) C. sp. (440)
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) C. headi (26293 26294)
Edenian - Gamachian451.0 - 443.7Canada (Quebec) C. cartieri (37793)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6Canada (Québec) C. headi (173121)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6Canada (Quebec) C. headi (155174 173242 173278)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6USA (New York) C. erratica (77104)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) C. headi (173152 173249)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Quebec) C. anticostiensis (173860 174027) C. headi (173171 173244 173245 173326) C. sp. (158520)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Ontario) C. headi (173026 173117 173136 173150)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Québec) C. headi (173239) C. sp. (192338)
Richmondian - Ashgill449.6 - 443.7USA (Ohio) C. sp. (392)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7Canada (Québec) C. anticostiensis (24584)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7Norway (Trondheim) C. sp. (55724)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7Russian Federation (Taimyr) C. sp. (37638)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7China (ZheJiang) C. sp. (7767)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7Canada (Quebec) C. carteri (11557 11568 11689 11690 11702 11706 11707 11724 11725 11736 11737 11937 11938 12063)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7Canada (Ontario) C. headi (26304)
Ashgill - Llandovery449.5 - 433.4Canada (Québec) C. carteri (24454 24503)
Cautleyan449.2 - 448.8United Kingdom (Wales) C. hicksi (185100 185101 185109)
Cautleyan - Rawtheyan449.2 - 445.2Belgium C. sp. (185303)
Cautleyan - Rawtheyan449.2 - 445.2United Kingdom (Wales) C. headi (8290) C. hicksi (8291)
Cautleyan - Rawtheyan449.2 - 445.2China (ZheJiang) C. sp. (7776)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2United Kingdom (England) C. sp. (3667)
Rawtheyan448.8 - 445.2United Kingdom (Wales) C. hicksi (185103 185104 185105 185106 185107 185108 185110 185117) Zygospira hicksi (185163)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4China (Sichuan) C. sp. (25735)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4Canada (New Brunswick) C. sp. (11437 44964)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4Russian Federation (Siberia) C. rara (206312)