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Pragozyga zwartbergense

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Palaeozygopleuridae

Taxonomy
Loxonema zwartbergense was named by Reed (1925). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Pragozyga zwartbergense by Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Loxonema zwartbergense Reed pp. 109 - 110 figs. PI. 7 f. 4, 4a
2023Pragozyga zwartbergense Wagner p. S7249

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyLoxonematoidea(Koken 1889)
familyPalaeozygopleuridae
genusPragozyga
specieszwartbergense()

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
ReferenceDiagnosis
F. R. C. Reed 1925Shell turreted, slender, slowly tapering, composed of many (? 8-10) whorls; apical angle 20°-25° ; whorls gently convex, about 1| times as wide as high; suture line rather deep, inclined at about 75° to axis ; subsutural band very narrow. Surface of whorls crossed by fine granulated lines (?) meeting the sutures nearly at right angles.
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: Emsian or 407.60000 to 393.30000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Emsian407.6 - 393.3South Africa Loxonema zwartbergense (35578 35581 35582 35584 35589 35590)