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Ploceozyga (Hyphantozyga) matanensis

Gastropoda - Pseudozygopleuridae

Taxonomy
Hemizyga (Hyphantozyga) matanensis was named by Pan and Yu (1993). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Matan M23, Heshan, which is in a Wuchiapingian carbonate limestone in the Heshan Formation of China.

It was recombined as Ploceozyga (Hyphantozyga) matanensis by Pan and Erwin (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Hemizyga (Hyphantozyga) matanensis Pan and Yu figs. pl. 12 f. 13
2002Ploceozyga (Hyphantozyga) matanensis Pan and Erwin p. 25 figs. 13.5 - 13.6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classGastropoda
subclassCaenogastropoda(Cox 1959)
superfamilyZygopleuroidea
familyPseudozygopleuridae()
genusPloceozyga()
subgenusHyphantozyga
speciesmatanensis()

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.

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Diagnosis
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