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Niobrarateuthis bonneri

Cephalopoda - Octopoda - Enchoteuthidae

Taxonomy
Niobrarateuthis bonneri was named by Miller (1957). It is not a trace fossil. Its type locality is Logan County [Smoky Hill Chalk Mbr, Niobrara Fm], which is in a Coniacian/Santonian marine lime mudstone in the Niobrara Formation of Kansas. It is the type species of Niobrarateuthis.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Niobrarateuthis bonneri Miller p. 891 figs. text fig. 1, 2
2019Niobrarateuthis bonneri Fuchs et al. p. 78 fig. 17A,B

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
RankNameAuthor
Neocoleoidea
superorderOctobrachiaFiorini 1981
orderOctopodaLeach 1818
suborderTeudopseina(Storabogatov 1983)
superfamilyMuensterelloideaRoger 1952
familyEnchoteuthidae()
genusNiobrarateuthisMiller 1957
speciesbonneri

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.

Niobrarateuthis bonneri Miller 1957
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:28:52
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:28:52
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Coniacian to the top of the Santonian or 89.80000 to 83.60000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6USA (Kansas) Niobrarateuthis bonneri (type locality: 84456 84457 84458)