Early Carboniferous Gastropoda from the Tamworth Belt, New South Wales, Australia
Author
Yoo, E. K.
text
Records of the Australian Museum
1994
1994-05-19
46
1
63
120
https://journals.australian.museum/yoo-1994-rec-aust-mus-461-63120/
journal article
10.3853/j.0067-1975.46.1994.18
b5d2a24f-697a-4fc3-9612-978fb532e815
0067-1975
4654599
Cyclozyga sinusigera
Yoo
PI. 16 figs 6-7
Cyclozyga sinusigera
Yoo, 1988: 247
, figs 92-94.
Dimensions. Figured specimen (
F78480
): H
1.3 mm
, W
0.4
mm
.
Additional material.
1 specimen
from 'Marohn' (Locality 28).
Stratigraphic position. In upper part of the Dangarfield Formation.
Remarks. This is an extremely rare species.
Cyclozyga
sp. (PI. 19 figs 5-8) from 'Kyndalyn' resembles C.
sinusigera
Yoo
in shell shape and ornamentation, but differs in having closely spaced collabral lirae on teleoconch. Only two specimens of
Cyclozyga
sp. are obtained. The systematic position of
Cyclozyga
was discussed by
Knight (1930a)
, and
Hoare & Sturgeon (1978)
. The North American species of
Cyclozyga
have more strongly developed revolving costellae and are more attenuate in form.