Zigzagopora | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Bryozoa |
Class: | Stenolaemata |
Order: | Cyclostomatida |
Family: | Sagenellidae |
Genus: | † Zigzagopora Wilson & Taylor, 2016 |
Species: | †Z. wigleyensis |
Binomial name | |
†Zigzagopora wigleyensis Wilson & Taylor, 2016 |
Zigzagopora is an extinct genus of bryozoans thought to belong to the family Sagenellidae, containing one species, Zigzagopora wigleyensis. It is distinctive because of its "zig-zag" appearance. [1] The "fortuitous" [2] species name references the Wigley Quarry in Oklahoma where it was found.