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.
| Zigzagopora | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Bryozoa |
| Class: | Stenolaemata |
| Order: | Cyclostomatida |
| Family: | Sagenellidae |
| Genus: | †Zigzagopora Wilson & Taylor, 2016 |
| Species: | †Z. wigleyensis
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| Binomial name | |
| †Zigzagopora wigleyensis Wilson & Taylor, 2016
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References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Wooster's Fossil of the Week: A new Late Ordovician bryozoan from Oklahoma". woostergeologists.scotblogs.wooster.edu. Retrieved 24 Feb 2022.