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Zygites laevigatus ✝

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8494785https://www.gbif.org/species/8494785
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)203716https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=203716
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pleurotomariida : Zygitidae : Zygites : Zygites laevigatus
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pleurotomariida : Zygitidae : Zygites : Zygites laevigatus
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMolluscaLinnaeus 1758
classGastropodaCuvier 1797
subclassOrthogastropodaPonder and Lindberg 1997
superorderVetigastropodaSalvini-Plawen 1980
orderPleurotomariidaCox and Knight 1960
superfamilyPleurotomarioidea
familyZygitidaeCox 1960
genusZygitesKittl 1891
speciesZygites laevigatusTong & Erwin 2001
Generic NameZygites
Scientific NameZygites laevigatus Tong & Erwin, 2001
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Zygites laevigatusspeciesbelongs to Zygitesstated with evidenceTong and Erwin, 2001
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance247 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Last Recorded Appearance247 - 242 Ma
Triassic
Motilityactively mobile (based on Pleurotomarioidea)
Visionlimited (based on Gastropoda)
Dietgrazer (based on Pleurotomarioidea)
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Gastropoda)
Primary Reference (PBDB)J. Tong and D.H. Erwin. 2001. Triassic gastropods of the southern Qinling Mountains, China. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 92:1-47

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
2001Zygites laevigatus Tong and Erwin p. 13 figs. Pl 1, figs 28-35; text-fig 4

References

Tong J., Erwin D.H. (2001) Triassic gastropods of the southern Qinling Mountains, China, Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology 92, 1-47
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
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