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Dactyloteuthis similis

Cephalopoda - Belemnitida - Megateuthididae

Taxonomy
Belemnites similis was named by von Seebach (1864).

It was recombined as Dactyloteuthis similis by Pinard et al. (2014).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Belemnites similis von Seebach p. 158 figs. Pl 7, fig 6
2014Dactyloteuthis similis Pinard et al. p. 170 fig. 7H

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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
speciessimilis(von Seebach 1864)

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 similis von Seebach 1864
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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: Late/Upper Toarcian or 180.40000 to 174.70000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Toarcian180.4 - 174.7France Dactyloteuthis similis (161668)