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Gunnarites zelandicus

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Kossmaticeratidae

Taxonomy
Kossmaticeras zelandicum was named by Marshall (1917).

It was recombined as Gunnarites zelandicus by Marshall (1926) and Henderson (1970).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1917Kossmaticeras zelandicum Marshall
1926Gunnarites zelandicus Marshall p. 161 figs. Pl 22, fig 2; pl 39, figs 1,2
1970Gunnarites zelandicus Henderson p. 54 figs. Pl 11, fig 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyDesmoceratoidea(Zittel 1895)
familyKossmaticeratidaeSpath 1922
subfamilyKossmaticeratinaeSpath 1922
genusGunnaritesKilian and Reboul 1909
specieszelandicus(Marshall 1917)

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.

Gunnarites zelandicus Marshall 1917
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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 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Piripauan to the top of the Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 85.80000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Santonian86.3 - 83.6New Zealand (North Auckland) Gunnarites zelandicus (type locality: 233890)
Piripauan85.8 - 83.5New Zealand Gunnarites zelandicus (83536 83537)
Haumurian83.6 - 66.0New Zealand Gunnarites zelandicus (78379 78380)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Chile Gunnarites zelandicus (83614)