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Angeloteuthis michael

Cephalopoda - Belemnitida - Passaloteuthididae

Taxonomy
Angeloteuthis michael was named by Lang (1928). Its type specimen is BMNH C.28981, a shell, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Bed 119, Belemnite Shales, Golden Cap, which is in an Ibex offshore shale in the Belemnite Marls Formation of the United Kingdom.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1928Angeloteuthis michael Lang p. 209 figs. Pl 15, figs 13,14; text-fig 2.8

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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)
genusAngeloteuthis
speciesmichael

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.

Angeloteuthis michael Lang 1928
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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: Pliensbachian or 192.90000 to 184.20000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ibex192.9 - 184.2United Kingdom (Dorset) Angeloteuthis michael (type locality: 159163 159181 159183 159867 159868)
Pliensbachian192.9 - 184.2United Kingdom (Gloucestershire) Angeloteuthis michael (204126)