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Passaloteuthis woottonensis

Cephalopoda - Belemnitida - Passaloteuthididae

Taxonomy
Passaloteuthis woottonensis was named by Lang (1928). Its type specimen is BMNH C.28918 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Monkton Wyld brook, Wootton Fitzpaine, which is in a Jamesoni offshore marl in the Charmouth Mudstone Formation of the United Kingdom.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. apicurrata, P. apicurvata, P. pessula

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Passaloteuthis woottonensis Lang p. 202 figs. Pl 14, fig 1

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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)
genusPassaloteuthis
specieswoottonensis

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: 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: Jamesoni or 192.90000 to 184.20000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Jamesoni192.9 - 184.2United Kingdom (England) Passaloteuthis woottonensis (type locality: 123530)
Jamesoni192.9 - 184.2United Kingdom (Dorset) Passaloteuthis woottonensis (159188 159797)