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Rhyncholithes

Cephalopoda

Taxonomy
Rhyncholithes was named by Blainville (1827). It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was assigned to Cephalopoda by Fritsch (1872) and Teichert et al. (1964).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1827Rhyncholithes Blainville
1872Rhyncholithus Fritsch
1964Rhyncholithes Teichert et al. p. 477

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
RankNameAuthor
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
genusRhyncholithesBlainville 1827

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. †Rhyncholithes Blainville 1827
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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 Maastrichtian to the top of the Late/Upper Campanian or 72.10000 to 70.60000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.5 - 70.6Germany R. sp. (64142 64143 64155 64177)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0Netherlands (Limburg) Rhyncolites marcellae (165090)