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Kossmaticeras (Natalites) sulcatus

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Kossmaticeratidae

Taxonomy
Madrasites sulcatus was named by Marshall (1926).

It was recombined as Kossmaticeras (Natalites) sulcatus by Henderson (1970).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
K. aemilianus, K. centinelaensis, K. japonicum, K. acuticostatus, Natalites hauthali

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1926Madrasites sulcatus Marshall p. 164 figs. Pl 38, figs 1,2
1970Kossmaticeras (Natalites) sulcatus Henderson p. 37 figs. Pl 5, fig 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
RankNameAuthor
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyDesmoceratoidea(Zittel 1895)
familyKossmaticeratidaeSpath 1922
subfamilyKossmaticeratinaeSpath 1922
genusKossmaticeras
subgenusNatalites(Collignon 1954)
speciessulcatus()

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.

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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available