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Passaloteuthis ridgensis

Cephalopoda - Belemnitida - Passaloteuthididae

Taxonomy
Passaloteuthis ridgensis was named by Lang (1928). Its type specimen is BMNH C.28907 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Bed 118c, Upper Darker Marls, Charmouth, which is in an Ibex offshore marl in the Belemnite Marls Formation of the United Kingdom.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Passaloteuthis ridgensis Lang p. 203 figs. Pl 14, fig 6; text-fig 3.2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
superfamilyBelemnoideaHyatt 1884
orderBelemnitidaZittel 1895
suborderBelemnitinaZittel 1895
familyPassaloteuthididae(Naef 1922)
genusPassaloteuthis
speciesridgensis

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 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Ibex or 189.60000 to 183.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ibex189.6 - 183.0United Kingdom (Dorset) Passaloteuthis ridgensis (type locality: 159180)