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Dactyloteuthis wrighti

Cephalopoda - Belemnitida - Megateuthididae

Taxonomy
Belemnites wrighti was named by Oppel (1856).

It was recombined as Acrocoelites wrighti by Delsate and Weis (2010); it was recombined as Dactyloteuthis wrighti by Pinard et al. (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Belemnites wrighti Oppel
2010Acrocoelites wrighti Delsate and Weis figs. Pl 5, fig 1
2014Dactyloteuthis wrighti Pinard et al. p. 170 fig. 7I

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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
familyMegateuthididaeSachs and Nalnjaeva 1967
genusDactyloteuthis
specieswrighti(Oppel 1856)

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.

Dactyloteuthis wrighti Oppel 1856
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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 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Variabilis or 182.90000 to 174.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Bifrons182.9 - 174.7Luxembourg Acrocoelites wrighti (141382)
Variabilis182.9 - 174.7Luxembourg Acrocoelites wrighti (141383)