Palaeozygopleuridae

Palaeozygopleuridae; Temporal range: Silurian–Late Devonian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Superfamily:	†Loxonematoidea
Family:	†Palaeozygopleuridae; Horný, 1955

Last updated November 16, 2025

Palaeozygopleuridae is an extinct taxonomic family of fossil sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs.^[2]

This family has no subfamilies.

Genera

Genera within the family Palaeozygopleuridae include:

Palaeozygopleura Horný, 1955^[1]
- - Palaeozygopleura chlupaci Frýda, 1993 - from early Lochkovian ^[1]
  - Palaeozygopleura vaneki Frýda, Ferrová, Berkyová & Frýdová, 2008^[1]
- subgenus Palaeozygopleura (Palaeozygopleura) Horný, 1955^[1]
  - Palaeozygopleura alinae (Perner, 1907) - synonym: Zygopleura alinae Perner, 1907 - type species^[1]
  - Palaeozygopleura vesna Horný, 1955
- subgenus Palaeozygopleura ( Palaeozyga ) Horný, 1955^[1]
  - Palaeozygopleura bohemica Horný, 1955^[1]
- subgenus Palaeozygopleura ( Bojozyga ) Horný, 1955^[1]
- subgenus Palaeozygopleura ( Bohemozyga ) Frýda & Bandel, 1997^[1]
  - Palaeozygopleura kettneri (Horný, 1955)^[1]
- subgenus Palaeozygopleura ( Rhenozyga )
  - Palaeozygopleura reifenstuhli Frýda & Blodgett, 2004
Devonozyga Horný, 1955^[1]
Pragozyga Frýda, 1999^[1]
- Pragozyga costata Frýda, 1999^[1]
Medfrazyga Frýda & Blodgett, 2004 - from Silurian ^[1]
- Medfrazyga clauticae Frýda & Blodgett, 2004^[1]

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Frýda J., Ferrová L., Berkyová S. & Frýdová B. (2008). "A new Early Devonian palaeozygopleurid gastropod from the Prague Basin (Bohemia) with notes on the phylogeny of the Loxonematoidea". Bulletin of Geosciences 83(1): 93-100 (1 figure). doi : 10.3140/bull.geosci.2008.01.093.
↑ Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). "Classification and Nomenclator of Gastropod Families". Malacologia. 47 (1–2).

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[Frýda_2008-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Frýda J., Ferrová L., Berkyová S. & Frýdová B. (2008). "A new Early Devonian palaeozygopleurid gastropod from the Prague Basin (Bohemia) with notes on the phylogeny of the Loxonematoidea". Bulletin of Geosciences 83(1): 93-100 (1 figure). doi : 10.3140/bull.geosci.2008.01.093.

[2] Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). "Classification and Nomenclator of Gastropod Families". Malacologia. 47 (1–2).

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