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Palaeozygopleura benniana

Gastropoda - Murchisoniina - Palaeozygopleuridae

Taxonomy
Zygopleura benniana was named by Longstaff (1933). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Law Quarry near Dalry, which is in a Brigantian carbonate limestone in the Lower Limestone Formation of the United Kingdom.

It was recombined as Palaeozygopleura (Palaeozygopleura) benniana by Horný (1955); it was recombined as Palaeozygopleura benniana by Batten (1966) and Wagner (2023).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Zygopleura benniana Longstaff p. 102 figs. pl. 8 f. 9-12
1955Palaeozygopleura (Palaeozygopleura) benniana Horný p. 138
1966Palaeozygopleura benniana Batten p. 84
2023Palaeozygopleura benniana Wagner p. 4785

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

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.

Palaeozygopleura benniana Longstaff 1933
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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: Brigantian or 336.00000 to 330.90000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Brigantian336.0 - 330.9United Kingdom (England) Palaeozygopleura benniana (57131)
Brigantian336.0 - 330.9United Kingdom (Scotland) Zygopleura benniana (155580 183271)