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Zygopleuridae

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Zygopleuridae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Zygopleuridae Wenz
1960Zygopleuridae Knight et al. p. 315
1975Zygopleuridae Golikov and Starobogatov p. 214
1988Zygopleuridae Ponder and Warén p. 292
2003Zygopleuridae Squires and Saul pp. 42 - 43
2005Zygopleuridae Bouchet et al. p. 247

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassOrthogastropoda
orderMurchisoniina
superfamilyLoxonematoidea(Koken 1889)
familyZygopleuridaeWenz 1938
familyZygopleuridaeWenz 1938

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. †Zygopleuridae Wenz 1938
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G. †Allocosmia Cossmann 1897
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Allocosmia turricula Assmann 1937
Subfm. †Allostrophiinae Golikov and Starobogatov 1987
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G. †Allostrophia Kittl 1894
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Allostrophia perversa Münster 1841
Subfm. †Ampezzopleurinae Nützel 1998
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G. †Ampezzopleura Bandel 1991
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Ampezzopleura rugosa Batten and Stokes 1986
Ampezzopleura slovenica Kaim et al. 2006
Ampezzopleura tenuis Münster 1841
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Invalid names: Turritella acuticostata Klipstein 1843 [synonym], Turritella nodosoplicata Münster 1841 [synonym]
G. †Striazyga Nützel 1998
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Striazyga crnaensis Kaim et al. 2006
Subfm. †Andangulariinae Nützel and Erwin 2004
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G. †Andangularia Haas 1953
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Andangularia subarmata Jaworski 1922
Andangularia wilsoni McRoberts and Blodgett 2000
G. †Diatrypesis Tomlin and Le 1929
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Diatrypesis kurushini Kaim 2004
G. †Silberlingiella Fryda and Blodgett 2003
G. †Aristerostrophia Broili 1907
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G. †Azyga Nützel 1998
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Azyga faustiankensis Kaim 2004
G. †Hypsipleura Koken 1892
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Hypsipleura gregaria Stanton 1895
Hypsipleura semiornata Kittl 1894
Hypsipleura subnodosa Klipstein 1843
G. †Pseudokatosira Nützel and Gründel 2007
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Pseudokatosira undulata Zieten 1832
G. †Raha Marwick 1953
G. †Virgella De Gregorio 1930
G. †Xizangospira Yu 1975
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Xizangospira multistriata Yu and Wang 1975
G. †Zardinistylus Bandel 1991
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G. †Zebalia Squires and Saul 2003
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Zebalia suciaensis Packard 1922
Subfm. †Zygopleurinae Wenz 1938
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G. †Levipleura Gründel and Nützel 1998
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Levipleura blainvillei Munster 1844
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Subg. †Zygopleura (Allostrophia) Kittl 1894
Subg. †Zygopleura (Xizangospira) Yu 1975
Zygopleura angulata Wanner 1922
Zygopleura arctecostata Münster 1841
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Invalid names: Melania rugosocostata Klipstein 1843 [synonym], Melania tenuiplicata Klipstein 1843 [synonym]
Zygopleura benoisti Cossmann 1907
Zygopleura brevis M'Coy 1844
Zygopleura cylindrica Dietz 1911
Zygopleura dubia Wanner 1922
Zygopleura dubia Gemmellaro 1911
Zygopleura etalensis Piette 1856
Zygopleura geniculata Wanner 1922
Zygopleura goldbergi Reiner 1968
Zygopleura granietzensis Ahlburg 1906
Zygopleura haasi Batten and Stokes 1986
Zygopleura hybrida Münster 1841
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Invalid names: Cerithium meyeri Klipstein 1843 [synonym]
Zygopleura nitida Wanner 1922
Zygopleura numidis Termier and Termier 1977
Zygopleura porulosa Terquem 1855
Zygopleura roessleri Geinitz 1852
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Invalid names: Loxonema swedenborgiana King 1850 [synonym]
Zygopleura simplex Wanner 1922
Zygopleura spiralina Dietz 1911
Zygopleura swalloviana Shumard 1859
Zygopleura verrucosa Terquem 1855
Zygopleura walmstedti Klipstein 1843
Invalid names: Goniospirinae Golikov and Starobogatov 1987 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmean
shell height19.80

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 Serpukhovian to the top of the Ypresian or 330.90000 to 47.80000 Ma

Collections (335 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Carboniferous358.9 - 298.9USA (Oklahoma) Zygopleura sp. (158 163 172)
Late/Upper Mississippian330.9 - 323.2USA (Alaska) Zygopleura sp. (112183)
Serpukhovian330.9 - 323.2USA (Oklahoma) Zygopleura sp. A (5611)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Oklahoma) Zygopleura sp. (90 97)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Oklahoma) Zygopleura sp. (125)
Missourian306.0 - 303.7USA (Kansas) Zygopleura sp. (170)
Artinskian290.1 - 279.3Indonesia Zygopleura nitida, Zygopleura dubia, Zygopleura angulata, Zygopleura geniculata (118268)
Artinskian - Kungurian290.1 - 272.3Indonesia Zygopleura simplex, Zygopleura angulata (39614)
Wordian - Capitanian266.9 - 259.51Tunisia (Madanin) Zygopleura numidis (42092 42095)
Capitanian264.28 - 259.51USA (Texas) Chemnitzia swalloviana (133736) Zygopleura swallowiana (108812)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Middle Callovian164.7 - 161.2Israel Zygopleura goldbergi (99129)
Middle Callovian164.7 - 161.2India Zygopleura sp. (67553)
Late/Upper Callovian - Oxfordian164.7 - 157.3New Zealand Zygopleura sp. (51934)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Portugal Diatrypesis guerreri (68212) Zygopleura sp. (67941 67958)
Early/Lower Valanginian140.2 - 136.4Poland (Lodzkie) Diatrypesis kurushini (64858)
Late/Upper Valanginian140.2 - 136.4Poland (Lodzkie) Diatrypesis kurushini (64842)
Valanginian139.8 - 132.9USA (California) Hypsipleura gregaria (83608)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0Madagascar (Mahajanga) Zardinistylus cretaceus (60072)
Middle Campanian83.5 - 70.6USA (California) Zebalia suciaensis (220412)
Thanetian - Ypresian59.2 - 47.8Turkey Turritella hybrida (99608)