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Acanthoteuthis antiquus (belemnite)

Cephalopoda - Belemnitida - Belemnotheutidae

Taxonomy
Belemnotheutis antiquus was named by Pearce (1847). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Acanthoteuthis antiquus by Doyle and Shakides (2004).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Belemnotheutis antiquus Pearce
2004Acanthoteuthis antiquus Doyle and Shakides p. 990

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
superfamilyBelemnoideaHyatt 1884
orderBelemnitidaZittel 1895
suborderBelemnotheutinaStolley 1919
familyBelemnotheutidaeZittel 1884
genusAcanthoteuthisWagner in Munster 1839
speciesantiquus(Pearce 1847)

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.

Acanthoteuthis antiquus Pearce 1847 [belemnite]
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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available