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Reginaites zulu

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Collignoniceratidae

Taxonomy
Reginaites zulu was named by Klinger and Kennedy (1980) [DISTRIBUTION: Santonian; South Africa.]. It is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1980Reginaites zulu Klinger and Kennedy p. 116 figs. figs. 90-92
1981Reginaites zulu Kennedy et al. p. 138

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyAcanthoceratoidea(de Grossouvre 1894)
familyCollignoniceratidaeWright and Wright 1951
subfamilyTexanitinaeCollignon 1948
genusReginaitesReyment 1957
specieszuluKlinger and Kennedy 1980

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Reginaites zulu Klinger and Kennedy 1980
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height336.234.040.035.03.21
shell diameter3131.1120.0140.0134.010.3
shell inflation369.862.074.074.06.93

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:27:03
Modified: 2009-10-08 14:14:55
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Late/Upper Santonian or 85.70000 to 83.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6South Africa Reginaites zulu (82628)