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Hornyzyga

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Palaeozygopleuridae

Taxonomy
Hornyzyga was named by Cook (1995). Its type is Hornyzyga camilleriae.

It was assigned to Palaeozygopleuridae by Cook (1995) and Wagner (2023).

Species
H. altacostatum, H. camilleriae (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1995Hornyzyga Cook
2023Hornyzyga Wagner

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

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. †Hornyzyga Cook 1995
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†Hornyzyga altacostatum Tassell 1982
†Hornyzyga camilleriae Cook 1995
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: Emsian or 407.60000 to 393.30000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Australia (New South Wales) H. altacostatum (77418) Loxonema altacostatum (39887)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Australia (Queensland) H. camilleriae (39873 56313)