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Battenizyga

Gastropoda - Protorculidae

Taxonomy
Battenizyga was named by Nützel and Erwin (2002). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Protorculidae by Nützel and Erwin (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Battenizyga Nützel and Erwin

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyZygopleuroidea
familyProtorculidae
genusBattenizyga

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. †Battenizyga Nützel and Erwin 2002
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Battenizyga eotriassica Batten and Stokes 1986
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height45.751.0515.38.405.96
shell diameter43.243.003.503.250.354

Composition: aragonitec
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: epifaunalc
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2004-02-29 11:40:59
Modified: 2010-02-11 01:35:02
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: Smithian or 251.30000 to 247.20000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Smithian251.3 - 247.2USA (Utah) Anoptychia eotriassica (44283) Anoptychia sp. (32988 33211 33213 33233) B. eotriassica (116017)