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Palaeozygopleuridae

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Palaeozygopleuridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Palaeozygopleuridae Horný
1960Palaeozygopleuridae Knight et al. p. 312
1975Palaeozygopleuridae Golikov and Starobogatov p. 214
1988Palaeozygopleuridae Ponder and Warén p. 292
1999Palaeozygopleuridae Heidelberger and Bandel p. 138
2005Palaeozygopleuridae Bouchet et al. p. 242
2015Paleozygopleuridae Mazaev p. 965

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

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.

Fm. †Palaeozygopleuridae Horný 1955
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G. †Alaskozygopleura Blodgett 1992
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†Alaskozygopleura eifelia Heidelberger and Bandel 1999
†Alaskozygopleura gracillium Whiteaves 1892
†Alaskozygopleura hainensis Heidelberger 2001
G. †Bohemozyga Frýda and Bandel 1997
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†Bohemozyga kettneri Horný 1955
†Palaeozygopleura (Bohemozyga) pyritica Jagt-Yazykova et al. 2006
G. †Bojozyga Horný 1955
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†Bojozyga mira Horný 1955
†Bojozyga parallela Horný 1955
G. †Cimrmaniela Fryda et al. 2013
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†Cimrmaniela smoljaki Fryda et al. 2013
†Cimrmaniela sveraki Fryda et al. 2013
G. †Devonozyga Horný 1955
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†Devonozyga arduum Kirchner 1915
†Devonozyga bandeli Heidelberger 2007
†Devonozyga conicum Whidborne 1891
†Devonozyga multiplicata Römer 1850
†Devonozyga perneri Horný 1955
†Devonozyga scalariaeforme Holzapfel 1882
G. †Hainanema Heidelberger 2001
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†Hainanema tornatum Maurer 1885
G. †Heteroloxonema Frýda 2000
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G. †Hornyzyga Cook 1995
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†Hornyzyga altacostatum Tassell 1982
†Hornyzyga camilleriae Cook 1995
G. †Kallispira Heidelberger and Bandel 1999
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†Kallispira latostriata Heidelberger and Bandel 1999
†Kallispira varistriata Heidelberger and Bandel 1999
G. †Medfrazyga Frýda and Blodgett 2004
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†Medfrazyga clauticae Frýda and Blodgett 2004
†Medfrazyga convexa Nützel and Nakazawa 2012
†Medfrazyga gilmulli Rohr et al. 2008
†Medfrazyga rectecostata Nützel and Nakazawa 2012
†Medfrazyga zaitzevi Mazaev 2015
G. †Palaeozygopleura Horný 1955
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†Palaeozygopleura antiqua Goldfuss 1844
†Palaeozygopleura arcuata Holzapfel 1882
†Palaeozygopleura benniana Longstaff 1933
†Palaeozygopleura bouskai Horný 1955
†Palaeozygopleura canningensis Cook et al. 2003
†Palaeozygopleura difficile Sardeson 1902
†Palaeozygopleura dodgeyi Cook and Camilleri 1997
†Palaeozygopleura funatum Roemer 1855
†Palaeozygopleura glabra Clarke and Swartz 1913
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Invalid names: Palaeozygopleura pexata Hall 1861 [synonym]
†Palaeozygopleura joani Linsley 1968
†Palaeozygopleura kaupii Goldfuss 1844
†Palaeozygopleura laxa Hall 1879
†Palaeozygopleura lefeburii Léveillé 1835
†Palaeozygopleura lukesi Fryda et al. 2013
†Palaeozygopleura muoni Tassell 1982
†Palaeozygopleura nexile Sedgwick and Murchison 1840
†Palaeozygopleura noe Clarke 1885
†Palaeozygopleura obliquearcuatum Sandberger and Sandberger 1855
†Palaeozygopleura orlejensis Gromczakiewicz-Lomnicka 1972
†Palaeozygopleura parvula Whitfield 1882
†Palaeozygopleura piligera Sandberger and Sandberger 1855
†Palaeozygopleura redensis Longstaff 1933
†Palaeozygopleura roemeri Kayser 1878
†Palaeozygopleura sandbergi Holzapfel 1895
†Palaeozygopleura tenuisulcata Sandberger and Sandberger 1854
†Palaeozygopleura vaneki Frýda et al. 2008
†Palaeozygopleura venusta Thein and Nitecki 1974
†Palaeozygopleura vesna Horný 1955
†Palaeozygopleura vostokovae Vostokova 1961
†Palaeozygopleura welleri Thein and Nitecki 1974
Invalid names: Palaeozyga Horný 1955 [synonym]
G. †Pragozyga Frýda 1999
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†Pragozyga costata Frýda 1999
†Pragozyga jerseyense Weller 1903
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Invalid names: Pragozyga welleriana Williams and Breger 1916 [synonym]
†Pragozyga subtilistriata Oehlert 1877
G. †Rhenozyga Frýda 2000
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†Rhenozyga reifenstuhli Frýda and Blodgett 2004
†Rhenozyga retrostriatum Kirchner 1915
†Rhenozyga spiraglobosum Kirchner 1915
G. †Seleukella Mazaev 2019
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†Seleukella costata Mazaev 2019
G. †Sturgeonospira Hoare 1980
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†Sturgeonospira tortula Hoare 1980
G. †Urftia Heidelberger and Bandel 1999
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†Urftia convexa Heidelberger and Bandel 1999
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: base of the Ludfordian to the top of the Capitanian or 425.60000 to 259.51000 Ma

Collections (208 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Silurian443.8 - 419.2USA (California) Holopella tenuisulcata (229257)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0USA (Alaska) Medfrazyga gilmulli (80381)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0United Kingdom (England) Loxonema conica (23106) Loxonema conicum (8307)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8USA (Maine) Loxonema jerseyense (103308) Loxonema welleriana (103303)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Czech Republic Palaeozygopleura chlupaci (153841 153843)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8New Zealand Palaeozygopleura spp. (40534)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Czech Republic (Praha) Palaeozygopleura chlupaci (56216)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8USA (New York) Loxonema attenuata (156989)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Czech Republic (Praha) Bojozyga mira, Pragozyga costata (56701) Palaeozygopleura alinae (102194 157332)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Czech Republic (Bohemia) Cimrmaniela smoljaki, Cimrmaniela sveraki, Palaeozygopleura lukesi (104660) Zygopleura devonicans, Zygopleura verticalis (104794)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Morocco Palaeozygopleura n. sp. (91724) Palaeozygopleura sp. (208258 208259 208261)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Czech Republic Palaeozygopleura alinae (102195 153839 153840 153846) Palaeozygopleura alinae, Palaeozygopleura svobodai (56662) Palaeozygopleura bouskai (153844) Palaeozygopleura mira, Palaeozygopleura alinae (153832) Zygopleura alinae (153836)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Kyrgyzstan Palaeozygopleura vostokovae (3559)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Germany Loxonema obliquearcuatum (26904)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Morocco Palaeozygopleura sp. (150334 150360) Palaeozygopleura vaneki (150580)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5USA (Alaska) Medfrazyga clauticae, Palaeozygopleura reifenstuhli (49107)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Russian Federation Palaeozygopleura sp. (24775)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Australia (Queensland) Hornyzyga camilleriae (39873 56313)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Czech Republic (Prague) Palaeozygopleura alinae (56663)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Australia (New South Wales) Hornyzyga altacostatum (77418) Loxonema altacostatum (39887) Palaeozygopleura muoni (43890)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Czech Republic (Prague Basin) Palaeozygopleura vaneki (80182)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Czech Republic Palaeozygopleura vaneki (153842)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Czech Republic (Praha) Palaeozygopleura vaneki (153845)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3USA (Ohio) Loxonema parva (604)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3France Loxonema subtilistriata (154581)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3South Africa Loxonema glabrum, Loxonema zwartbergense (35581) Loxonema zwartbergense (35578 35582 35584 35589 35590)
Late/Upper Emsian - Eifelian402.5 - 387.7Czech Republic Palaeozygopleura parallela (153837)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7USA (New York) Loxonema sicula (9544 9613)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Czech Republic Palaeozygopleura bohemica (153833)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7USA (Alaska) Palaeozygopleura sp., Alaskozygopleura crassicostata (3639)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7USA (Ohio) Loxonema gracillium, Loxonema laeviusculum, Loxonema pexata, Loxonema parvulum (129948 130152) Loxonema pexata (130260 130269) Palaeozygopleura joani, Palaeozygopleura sibleyensis (102525)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7USA (Michigan) Loxonema gracillium (128912) Palaeozygopleura joani, Palaeozygopleura sibleyensis (102527)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Czech Republic (Moravia) Palaeozygopleuridae indet. (25063)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Czech Republic (Praha) Devonozyga diversicostata, Devonozyga perneri, Palaeozygopleura vesna, Palaeozygopleura kettneri, Palaeozygopleura alinae, Palaeozygopleura hanusi, Palaeozygopleura prantli, Palaeozygopleura bohemica, Palaeozygopleura tenuicostata (49232)
Middle Devonian393.3 - 382.7USA (New York) Palaeozygopleura delphicola (91249) Palaeozygopleura delphicola, Palaeozygopleura hamiltoniae (91229) Palaeozygopleura hamiltoniae (91091 91215 91216 91226 91233 91239 91242 91279)
Cazenovian391.9 - 383.7USA (New York) Palaeozygopleura hamiltoniae (69460 69461 69462 69463 69464 69465)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Germany (Sauerland) Holopella antiqua (56158) Holopella piligera, Holopella antiqua (51936 51967) Palaeozygopleura sp. (56160)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (Michigan) Loxonema hamiltoniae (38475)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) Devonozyga sp., Palaeozygopleura sp. (101680) Kallispira latostriata, Palaeozygopleura kaupii, Devonozyga bandeli (38362) Palaeozygopleura retrostriatum, Heteroloxonema moniliniformis (102193)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Australia (Queensland) Palaeozygopleura dodgeyi (39872 66148 66151) Palaeozygopleura sp., Palaeozygopleura machenryi (39234)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Germany (Hessen) Alaskozygopleura hainensis, Hainanema tornatum (38356) Holopella piligera, Holopella tenuisulcata, Palaeozygopleura kaupii (38353) Palaeozygopleura kaupii (38355)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7United Kingdom (England) Holopella tenuisulcata, Loxonema conicum, Loxonema roemeri, Loxonema nexile (129878) Holopella tenuisulcata, Loxonema conicum, Loxonema roemeri, Loxonema scalaraeforme (130270)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (New York) Loxonema delphicola, Loxonema hamiltoniae (10459 10461) Palaeozygopleura delphicola (8989 8991 9000 9014 9029 84470 89885 89886) Palaeozygopleura hamiltonae (89661) Palaeozygopleura hamiltoniae (9352 9353 9354 9355 9377 9379 9500 9503 9504 9508 9509 9510 9511 9512 9595 9596 9597 9598 9599 9600 9601 9602 10108 10109 10119 89690 89694 89696 89707 89732 89804 96210 96211 96212 96213) Palaeozygopleura sp. (94453) Palaezygopleura hamiltoniae (9399)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7USA (Pennsylvania) Loxonema delphicola (9908 9916 9925)
Early/Lower Frasnian383.7 - 382.4USA (New York) Loxonema noe (136085)
Early/Lower Frasnian383.7 - 382.4Poland (Swietokrzyskie Voivodship) Palaeozygopleura pyritica (75504)
Early/Lower Frasnian383.7 - 382.4Poland Palaeozygopleura pyritica (73157) Palaeozygopleura retrostriata (62179)
Middle Givetian383.0 - 380.2France (Brittany) Palaeozygopleura sp. (5915 5916 5920)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2USA (New York) Loxonema laxa, Loxonema styliola (155420)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Australia (Western Australia) Palaeozygopleura canningensis (38981)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2USA (Maryland) Loxonema glabrum, Loxonema hamiltoniae, Loxonema styliolum (154838) Loxonema styliolum (154361) Loxonema terebra (54738)
Middle Frasnian382.4 - 379.5USA (New York) Loxonema noe (136399)
Middle Frasnian382.4 - 379.5Poland (Swietokrzyskie Voivodship) Palaeozygopleura sp. (75506)
Middle Frasnian382.4 - 379.5Poland Palaeozygopleura retrostriata (62175)
Late/Upper Givetian380.2 - 382.7Germany Holopella arcuata, Holopella piligera, Holopella scalariaeforme, Loxonema moniliniforma (37046)
Early/Lower Famennian376.1 - 370.6USA (New York) Loxonema multiplicatum (84619)
Famennian372.2 - 358.9United Kingdom (England) Loxonema tenuisulcatum (38142)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7United Kingdom (England) Loxonema tenuisulcatum (68172)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7USA (Missouri) Loxonema missouriensis (6048)
Hastarian358.9 - 353.8Australia (New South Wales) Loxonema lamellosum (75621) Palaeozygopleura obesa (43901 43902)
Kinderhookian358.9 - 352.0USA (Iowa) Palaeozygopleura difficile (49823 49824 49825)
Kinderhookian358.9 - 352.0Australia (New South Wales) Loxonema lamellosum (75614)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7Australia (New South Wales) Palaeozygopleura obesa (43948 43949 43950 44079 44080 44088)
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2USA (California) Loxonema delphicola (214521)
Ivorian353.8 - 346.7Australia (Queensland) Loxonema lamellosa (59800)
Osagean352.0 - 343.0USA (Kentucky) Loxonema delphicola (59889 59891)
Arundian346.7 - 340.0Poland (Swietokrzyskie) Palaeozygopleura scalarioidea (60115)
Visean346.7 - 330.9Australia (Queensland) Loxonema lamellosus (145006)
Brigantian336.0 - 330.9United Kingdom (Scotland) Zygopleura benniana (183271) Zygopleura benniana, Zygopleura roscobiensis (155580)
Brigantian336.0 - 330.9Poland (Malopolskie) Palaeozygopleura sp., Palaeozygopleura orlejensis (101993)
Brigantian336.0 - 330.9United Kingdom (England) Palaeozygopleura benniana, Palaeozygopleura scalarioidea (57131) Zygopleura roscobiensis (73393 73423)
Brigantian336.0 - 330.9Ireland (Cork) Loxonema sulculosa (184504)
Chesterian335.5 - 323.2USA (Illinois) Loxonema wortheni (68188) Palaeozygopleura venusta, Palaeozygopleura welleri, Palaeozygopleura wortheni (59826) Palaeozygopleura welleri (58998)
Alportian322.8 - 321.8United Kingdom (England) Palaeozygopleura robroystonensis (182844 182845)
Moscovian315.2 - 307.0USA (Oklahoma) Zygopleura parva (90784)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Ohio) Sturgeonospira tortula (72004)
Sakmarian293.52 - 290.1Russian Federation (Bashkortostan) Seleukella costata (220898)
Kungurian279.3 - 272.3Venezuela (Merida) Palaeozygopleura sp. (41509)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8Russian Federation (Kirov) Medfrazyga zaitzevi (126334)
Wordian266.9 - 264.28Thailand (Ratchaburi) Palaeozygopleura obesa (40954)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51Japan Medfrazyga convexa, Medfrazyga rectecostata (109667)