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Zulostrea zulu
Taxonomy
Zulostrea zulu was named by Cooper (2015). Its type specimen is DM-PCZ3401 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Locality D. Southern Edge of KwaNibala Penninsula, Lake St. Lucia, which is in a Campanian carbonate limestone in the St. Lucia Formation of South Africa. It is the type species of Zulostrea.
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 2015 | Zulostrea zulu Cooper pp. 46 - 47 figs. 19-23 |
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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.
†Zulostrea zulu Cooper 2015
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Steuber 2002, Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004 | |||||
Age range: Early/Lower Campanian or 83.60000 to 72.20000 Ma
Collections: one only
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Campanian | South Africa (Kwazulu-Natal) | Zulostrea zulu (type locality: 275385) |