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Schwegleria praecox

Cephalopoda - Belemnitida - Passaloteuthididae

Taxonomy
Nannobelus praecox was named by Schwegler (1939). Its type specimen is GPIT 1785/5 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is West side of Steinenbergs in Nürtingen, which is in a Liasicus marine claystone in Germany.

It was recombined as Schwegleria praecox by Schlegelmilch (1996).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Nannobelus praecox Schwegler p. 203 fig. 2
1996Schwegleria praecox Schlegelmilch p. 6 figs. Pl 1, figs 4,5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
—Neocoleoidea
superorderDecabrachiaHaeckel 1866
orderBelemnitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderBelemnitinaZittel 1895
familyPassaloteuthididae(Naef 1922)
genusSchwegleriaRiegraf 1980
speciespraecox(Schwegler 1939)

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.

†Schwegleria praecox Schwegler 1939
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:38:11
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:04:16
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Liasicus or 201.40000 to 199.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Liasicus201.4 - 199.5Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Nannobelus praecox (139793)