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Palaeoteuthis

Cephalopoda

Taxonomy
Palaeoteuthis was named by d'Orbigny (1850). It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was assigned to Cephalopoda by Teichert et al. (1964).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Palaeoteuthis d'Orbigny p. 327
1964Palaeoteuthis Teichert et al. p. 478

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
RankNameAuthor
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
genusPalaeoteuthis

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. †Palaeoteuthis d'Orbigny 1850
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Palaeoteuthis honoratianus d'Orbigny 1850
Palaeoteuthis infira Shimansky 1947
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available