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Niobrarateuthis

Cephalopoda - Octopoda - Enchoteuthidae

Taxonomy
Niobrarateuthis was named by Miller (1957) [Sepkoski's age data: K Coni-u K Camp-l Sepkoski's reference number: 310]. Its type is Niobrarateuthis bonneri.

It was assigned to Palaeololiginidae by Miller (1957); to Kelaenidae by Jeletzky (1966), Green (1977); to Teuthida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Enchoteuthidae by Fuchs et al. (2019).

Species
N. bonneri (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Niobrarateuthis Miller
1966Niobrarateuthis Jeletzky p. 45
1977Niobrarateuthis Green p. 993
2002Niobrarateuthis Sepkoski
2019Niobrarateuthis Fuchs et al. p. 77

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

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. †Niobrarateuthis Miller 1957
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Niobrarateuthis bonneri Miller 1957
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) N. bonneri (84456 84457 84458)