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Zuluscaphites

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Flickiidae

Taxonomy
Zuluscaphites was named by Van Hoepen (1955) [Distribution: Upper Albian; France, Spain and Zululand (South Africa). Occurence in the Middle Albian is doubtfull.]. Its type is Zuluscaphites orycteropusi.

It was assigned to Stoliczkaiinae by Kennedy and Delamette (1994); to Ammonoidea by Sepkoski (2002); and to Salaziceratinae by Szives (2007).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Zuluscaphites Van Hoepen pp. 360-361
1990Huescarites Latil
1994Zuluscaphites Kennedy and Delamette
2002Zuluscaphites Sepkoski
2007Zuluscaphites Szives p. 106

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyAcanthoceratoidea(de Grossouvre 1894)
familyFlickiidaeAdkins 1928
subfamilySalaziceratinae
genusZuluscaphites

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. †Zuluscaphites Van Hoepen 1955
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Zuluscaphites helveticus Kennedy and Delamette 1994
Zuluscaphites orycteropusi Van Hoepen 1955
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Invalid names: Huescarites companyi Latil 1990 [synonym], Salaziceras (Salaziceras) breistrofferi Scholz 1979 [synonym]
Invalid names: Huescarites Latil 1990 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available