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Paramegateuthis ovata

Cephalopoda - Belemnitida - Megateuthididae

Taxonomy
Paramegateuthis ovata was named by de Lagausie and Dzyuba (2018).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. ishmensis, P. manifesta, P. pressa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2018Paramegateuthis ovata de Lagausie and Dzyuba

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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
genusParamegateuthisGustomesov 1960
speciesovatade Lagausie and Dzyuba 2018

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.

†Paramegateuthis ovata de Lagausie and Dzyuba 2018
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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 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Early/Lower Bajocian or 170.90000 to 168.60000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Bajocian170.9 - 168.6Russian Federation Paramegateuthis ovata (192739)