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Zuluscaphites orycteropusi

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Flickiidae

Taxonomy
Zuluscaphites orycteropusi was named by Van Hoepen (1955). It is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Zuluscaphites.

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Zuluscaphites orycteropusi Van Hoepen pp. 359-360 figs. text-fig. 6
1979Salaziceras (Salaziceras) breistrofferi Scholz
1990Huescarites companyi Latil p. 31 figs. pI. 1, figs. 1-3, 5-7, text-figs. 1-6
2007Zuluscaphites orycteropusi Szives p. 106 figs. Pl 16, figs 4-6,13-15

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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)
familyFlickiidaeAdkins 1928
subfamilySalaziceratinae
genusZuluscaphites
speciesorycteropusi

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.

Zuluscaphites orycteropusi Van Hoepen 1955
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Invalid names: Huescarites companyi Latil 1990 [synonym], Salaziceras (Salaziceras) breistrofferi Scholz 1979 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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 2003, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available