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Atractites secundus

Cephalopoda - Aulacoceratida - Xiphoteuthididae

Taxonomy
Atractites secundus was named by Mojsisovics (1869).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. boecki, A. crassirostris, A. macilentus, A. obelisco, A. pusillus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1869Atractites secundus Mojsisovics
1882Atractites secundus von Mojsisovics
1915Atractites secundus Arthaber

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
superfamilyBelemnoideaHyatt 1884
orderAulacoceratidaStolley 1919
familyXiphoteuthididae(Naef 1922)
genusAtractitesGuembel 1861
speciessecundusMojsisovics 1869

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.

†Atractites secundus Mojsisovics 1869
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:51:48
Modified: 2023-08-18 17:28:37
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Pelsonian to the top of the Ladinian or 247.20000 to 237.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Austria (Innsbruck) Atractites secundus (202274)
Illyrian247.2 - 242.0Austria Atractites secundus (136996)
Pelsonian - Tuvalian247.2 - 221.5Turkey (Anatolia) Atractites secundus (204518)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Italy (Lecco) Atractites secundus (211850)