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Protozyga ✝
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Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Brachiopoda : Rhynchonellata : Atrypida : Protozygidae : Protozyga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Protozyga Hall & Clarke, 1894 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Palaeont. N. York, 8 (2), 149 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 472 - 461 Ma Ordovician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 443 - 433 Ma Silurian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary (based on Atrypida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Rhynchonellata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder (based on Atrypida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ecospace Comments | BODY SIZE: Data from Williams et al (2002). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | minor ribbing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Protozyga exigua ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Protozyga loeblichi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Protozyga microscopica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Protozyga nasuta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Protozyga obsoleta species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Protozyga profunda species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Protozyga rotundiformis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Protozyga superba species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Protozyga tumida species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Protozyga uniplicata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1893 | Protozyga Hall and Clarke |
1977 | Protozyga Mitchell |
2002 | Protozyga Sepkoski, Jr. |
2002 | Protozyga Williams et al. p. 1472 |
References
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!