Zigzagopora

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Zigzagopora
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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.

References

  1. Wilson, M.; Taylor, P. (2016). "A new runner-like cyclostome bryozoan from the Bromide Formation (Sandbian, Upper Ordovician) of Oklahoma and its phylogenetic affinities" . Journal of Paleontology. 90 (3). Geological Society of America: 413–417. doi:10.1017/jpa.2016.71. S2CID   133144280.
  2. "Wooster's Fossil of the Week: A new Late Ordovician bryozoan from Oklahoma". woostergeologists.scotblogs.wooster.edu. Retrieved 24 Feb 2022.