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Palaeoctopus
Taxonomy
Palaeoctopus was named by Woodward (1896) [Sepkoski's age data: K Coni Sepkoski's reference number: 2]. Its type is Calais newboldi.
It was assigned to Octopida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Palaeoctopodidae by Fuchs et al. (2008).
It was assigned to Octopida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Palaeoctopodidae by Fuchs et al. (2008).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1896 | Calais Woodward p. 229 |
| 1896 | Palaeoctopus Woodward p. 567 |
| 1986 | Parateudopsis Engeser and Reitner p. 9 |
| 2002 | Palaeoctopus Sepkoski |
| 2002 | Parateudopsis Sepkoski |
| 2008 | Palaeoctopus Fuchs et al. p. 1131 |
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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. †Palaeoctopus Woodward 1896
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Invalid names: Calais Woodward 1896 [replaced], Parateudopsis Engeser and Reitner 1986 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004 | |||||
Age range: Late/Upper Santonian or 85.70000 to 83.60000 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Santonian | Lebanon | Beloteuthis libanotica (213129) Calais newboldi (213175) |