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Yezoteuthis giganteus

Cephalopoda - Oegopsida

Taxonomy
Yezoteuthis giganteus was named by Tanabe et al. (2006). Its type specimen is NMA-335, an other (upper jaw), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Wakkawenbetsu Creek, Nakagawa Town, which is in a Campanian marine mudstone in the Osousyunai Formation of Japan.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Yezoteuthis giganteus Tanabe et al. p. 143 figs. 1.4-1.6, 6.3,6.4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
—Neocoleoidea
superorderDecabrachiaHaeckel 1866
orderOegopsida(d'Orbigny 1845)
genusYezoteuthis
speciesgiganteus

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.

†Yezoteuthis giganteus Tanabe et al. 2006
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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

Age range: Early/Lower Campanian or 83.60000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Japan Yezoteuthis giganteus (type locality: 212860)