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Palaeozygopleura robroystonensis

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Palaeozygopleuridae

Taxonomy
Zygopleura robroystonensis was named by Longstaff (1933). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Palaeozygopleura (Palaeozygopleura) robroystonensis by Horný (1955); it was recombined as Palaeozygopleura robroystonensis by Peel (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Zygopleura robroystonensis Longstaff pp. 100 - 101 figs. pl. 8 f. 1, 2, 5
1955Palaeozygopleura (Palaeozygopleura) robroystonensis Horný p. 138
2016Palaeozygopleura robroystonensis Peel pp. 431 - 432 figs. 12F, H

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

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
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: Alportian or 318.10000 to 314.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Alportian318.1 - 314.6United Kingdom (England) Palaeozygopleura robroystonensis (182844 182845)