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Hornyzyga altacostatum

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Palaeozygopleuridae

Taxonomy
Loxonema altacostatum was named by Tassell (1982). It is not extant. Its type locality is Chatterton Loc. B, lower half of Receptaculites Lst, near Yass, NSW, which is in an Emsian marine lime mudstone/grainstone in the Taemas Formation of Australia.

It was recombined as Hornyzyga altacostatum by Cook (1995) and Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Loxonema altacostatum Tassell
1992Loxonema altacostatum Blodgett and Johnson p. 127
1995Hornyzyga altacostatum Cook
2023Hornyzyga altacostatum Wagner p. 2958

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

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.

Hornyzyga altacostatum Tassell 1982
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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: Emsian or 407.60000 to 393.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Australia (New South Wales) Hornyzyga altacostatum (77418) Loxonema altacostatum (type locality: 39887)