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Zelandites kaiparaensis

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4947213https://www.gbif.org/species/4947213
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)130491https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=130491
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Gaudryceratidae : Zelandites : Zelandites kaiparaensis
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Gaudryceratidae : Zelandites : Zelandites kaiparaensis
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMolluscaLinnaeus 1758
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea
orderAmmonitidaHyatt 1889
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyTetragonitoidea
familyGaudryceratidaeSpath 1927
genusZelanditesMarshall 1926
speciesZelandites kaiparaensisMarshall 1926
Generic NameZelandites
Scientific NameZelandites kaiparaensis Marshall, 1926
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Zelandites kaiparaensisspeciesbelongs to Zelanditesstated with evidenceMarshall, 1926
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Last Recorded Appearance83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Motilityfast-moving (based on Ammonoidea)
Visionwell-developed (based on Cephalopoda)
Dietcarnivore (based on Ammonoidea)
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Ammonoidea)
Primary Reference (PBDB)P. Marshall. 1926. The Upper Cretaceous ammonites of New Zealand. Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 56:129-210

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1926Zelandites kaiparaensis Marshall p. 147 figs. Pl 19, figs 9,9a; pl 31, figs 1,2
1970Zelandites kaiparaensis Henderson p. 21 figs. Pl 2, fig 8
1984Zelandites kaiparaensis Wright and Kennedy p. 52
1994Zelandites kaiparaensis Kennedy p. 219

References

Marshall P. (1926) The Upper Cretaceous ammonites of New Zealand, Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 56, 129-210
Henderson R. A. (1970) Ammonoidea from the Mata Series (Santonian-Maastrichtian) of New Zealand, Special Papers in Palaeontology 6, 1-82
Wright C. W., Kennedy W. J. (1984) The Ammonoidea of the Lower Chalk, Monograph of the Palaeontographical Society, 1-126
Kennedy W. J. (1994) Cenomanian ammonites from Cassis, Bouches-du-Rhone, France, Palaeopelagos Special Publication 1, 209-254
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
 
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