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Lioteuthis problematica

Cephalopoda - Lioteuthididae

Taxonomy
Lioteuthis problematica was named by Naef (1922). Its type specimen is GPIT 8746 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Ohmden quarry near Holzmaden, lower epsilon II-4, which is in a Tenuicostatum marine shale in the Posidonia Shale Formation of Germany. It is the type species of Lioteuthis.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1922Lioteuthis problematica Naef p. 110 fig. 41d

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
Neocoleoidea
superorderOctobrachiaFiorini 1981
suborderPrototeuthinaNaef 1921
familyLioteuthididae(Naef 1922)
genusLioteuthisNaef 1921
speciesproblematicaNaef 1922

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.

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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: Tenuicostatum or 184.20000 to 182.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tenuicostatum184.2 - 182.9Germany (Baden-Württenburg) Lioteuthis problematica (type locality: 139330)