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Zygopleura benoisti

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Zygopleuridae

Taxonomy
Zygopleura benoisti was named by Cossmann (1907). It is not extant. Its type specimen is MNHN-F-J08319 (Holotype).

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1907Zygopleura benoisti Cossmann

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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
speciesbenoistiCossmann 1907

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 benoisti Cossmann 1907
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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available