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Enchoteuthis
Taxonomy
Enchoteuthis was named by Miller and Walker (1968) [Sepkoski's age data: K Camp-l Sepkoski's reference number: 310]. Its type is Enchoteuthis melanae. It is the type genus of Enchoteuthididae.
It was assigned to Palaeololiginidae by Miller and Walker (1968); to Paleololiginidae by Green (1977); to Teuthida by Sepkoski (2002); to Enchoteuthididae by Larson (2010); and to Enchoteuthidae by Fuchs et al. (2019).
It was assigned to Palaeololiginidae by Miller and Walker (1968); to Paleololiginidae by Green (1977); to Teuthida by Sepkoski (2002); to Enchoteuthididae by Larson (2010); and to Enchoteuthidae by Fuchs et al. (2019).
Species
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1968 | Enchoteuthis Miller and Walker p. 176 |
| 1968 | Kansasteuthis Miller and Walker p. 179 |
| 1977 | Enchoteuthis Green p. 992 |
| 1977 | Kansasteuthis Green p. 992 |
| 2002 | Enchoteuthis Sepkoski |
| 2002 | Kansasteuthis Sepkoski |
| 2010 | Enchoteuthis Larson p. 97 |
| 2019 | Enchoteuthis Fuchs et al. p. 75 |
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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. †Enchoteuthis Miller and Walker 1968
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†Enchoteuthis cobbani Larson 2010
†Enchoteuthis melanae Miller and Walker 1968
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Invalid names: Kansasteuthis lindneri Miller and Walker 1968 [synonym], Niobrarateuthis walkeri Green 1977 [synonym]
†Enchoteuthis tonii Wade 1993
Invalid names: Kansasteuthis Miller and Walker 1968 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Late/Upper Coniacian to the top of the Late/Upper Campanian or 89.80000 to 72.20000 Ma
Collections (14 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Coniacian | USA (Kansas) | Kansasteuthis lindneri (212963) Niobrarateuthis walkeri (84459) | |
| Late/Upper Santonian | USA (Kansas) | E. melanae (212962) E. melanae, E. cobbani (212995) | |
| Late/Upper Campanian | USA (South Dakota) | Tusoteuthis cobbani (212993 212994) | |
| Middle Campanian | Canada (Manitoba) | Tusoteuthis longa (84462 84463 84464 84465 84466) | |
| Middle Campanian | USA (Wyoming) | E. melanae (212991 212992 212996) |