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Eoasianites (Zephyroceras)

Cephalopoda - Goniatitida - Neoicoceratidae

Taxonomy
Eoasianites (Zephyroceras) was named by Kullmann (1962) [Sepkoski's age data: C Serp-l Sepkoski's reference number: 302,304]. It is not extant. Its type is Eoasianites (Zephyroceras) asturicus.

It was reranked as Zephyroceras by Titus (2000), Sepkoski (2002), Korn (2006) and Furnish et al. (2009).

It was assigned to Eoasianites by Kullmann (1962); to Goniatitida by Sepkoski (2002); to Stenolaphyritidae by Korn (2006); and to Fayettevilleinae by Titus (2000) and Furnish et al. (2009).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1962Eoasianites (Zephyroceras) Kullmann
2000Zephyroceras Titus p. 36
2002Zephyroceras Sepkoski
2006Zephyroceras Korn
2009Zephyroceras Furnish et al. p. 79

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderGoniatitidaHyatt 1884
suborderGoniatitinaHyatt 1884
superfamilyNeoicoceratoidea(Hyatt 1900)
familyNeoicoceratidaeHyatt 1900
genusEoasianitesRuzhencev 1933
subgenusZephyrocerasKullmann 1962

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.

Subg. †Eoasianites (Zephyroceras) Kullmann 1962
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. L. Titus 2000(emended from Ruzhencev and Bogoslovskaya, 1971a). Fayettevilleins with the ventral lobe not exceeding the first lateral saddle in width and unconstricted at the base in specimens where D < 10-12 mm. In addition, the medi- al saddle is greater than 30-40% of the height of the ventral lobe.