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Eocylindroteuthis yokoyamai

Cephalopoda - Belemnitida

Taxonomy
Eocylindroteuthis yokoyamai was named by Iba et al. (2014). Its type specimen is UHR 33255 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Hosoura port, Minamisanriku Town, Miyagi Prefecture, which is in a Sinemurian marine sandstone in the Hosoura Formation of Japan.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2014Eocylindroteuthis yokoyamai Iba et al. p. 3 fig. 3

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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
genusEocylindroteuthisRiegraf 1980
speciesyokoyamai

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.

†Eocylindroteuthis yokoyamai Iba et al. 2014
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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: Early/Lower Sinemurian or 199.50000 to 192.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9Japan Eocylindroteuthis yokoyamai (type locality: 156003)