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Geopeltididae

Cephalopoda - Loligosepiida - Geopeltididae

Taxonomy
Geopeltidae was named by Regteren Altena (1949). Its type is Geopeltis.

It was corrected as Geopeltididae by Jeletzky (1966), Doyle et al. (1994).

It was assigned to Loligosepiina by Jeletzky (1966), Doyle et al. (1994).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1921Geoteuthidae Naef
1942Geoteuthidae Kretzoi p. 134
1966Geopeltididae Jeletzky p. 42
1994Geopeltididae Doyle et al. p. 7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
orderLoligosepiida(Jeletzky 1965)
familyGeopeltididae(Regteren Altena 1949)
familyGeopeltididae(Regteren Altena 1949)

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.

Fm. †Geopeltididae Regteren Altena 1949
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G. †Geopeltis van Regteren Altena 1949
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Invalid names: Geoteuthis Naef 1921 [replaced]
Invalid names: Geoteuthidae Naef 1921 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:51:48
Modified: 2023-08-18 17:28:37
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available