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Rhopaloteuthis sauvanausa

Cephalopoda - Belemnitida

Taxonomy
Belemnites sauvanausus was named by d'Orbigny (1843). Its type specimen is MNHN.F.R05791 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Rhopaloteuthis sauvanausa by d'Orbigny (1843) and Mariotti (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Belemnites sauvanausus d'Orbigny
1843Rhopaloteuthis sauvanausa d'Orbigny p. 20
1843Belemnites sauvanausus d'Orbigny p. 128 figs. Pl. 21, Fig. 1-10
2002Rhopaloteuthis sauvanausa Mariotti

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
—Neocoleoidea
superorderDecabrachiaHaeckel 1866
orderBelemnitidaHaeckel 1866
genusRhopaloteuthis
speciessauvanausa()

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.

†Rhopaloteuthis sauvanausa d'Orbigny 1843
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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: Oxfordian or 161.50000 to 154.80000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Iran Rhopaloteuthis sauvanausa (132058)
Oxfordian161.5 - 154.8Madagascar (Sofia) Belemnites sauvanausus (199158)