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Ziyunites

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Sturiidae

Taxonomy
Ziyunites was named by Wang (1978) [Sepkoski's age data: Tr Olen-u Sepkoski's reference number: 302]. Its type is Ziyunites ziyunensis.

It was assigned to Ceratitida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Sturiidae by Tozer (1981) and Brayard et al. (2009).

Species
Z. asseretoi, Z. ziyunensis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Ziyunites Wang p. 172
1981Ziyunites Tozer p. 93
2002Ziyunites Sepkoski
2009Ziyunites Brayard et al. pp. Appendix 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyPinacoceratoidea(Mojsisovics 1879)
familySturiidaeKipsarova 1958
genusZiyunites

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.

G. †Ziyunites Wang 1978
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Ziyunites asseretoi Fantini Sestini 1981
Ziyunites ziyunensis Wang 1978
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available