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Spirulirostra georgii

Cephalopoda - Spirulida - Spirulirostridae

Taxonomy
Spirulirostra georgii was named by Fornasiero and Vicariottio (1997) [DISTRIBUTION: Middle Eocene; Italy.]. Its type specimen is MCZ 1571, a partial shell, and it is not a trace fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Spirulirostra georgii Fornasiero and Vicariottio p. 71

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
—Neocoleoidea
superorderDecabrachiaHaeckel 1866
orderSpirulidaStolley 1919
familySpirulirostridaeNaef 1921
genusSpirulirostrad'Orbigny 1842
speciesgeorgii

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.

†Spirulirostra georgii Fornasiero and Vicariottio 1997
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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: Lutetian or 48.07000 to 41.03000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian48.07 - 41.03Italy Spirulirostra georgii (81056 81057 81059 146999)