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Paleocirroteuthis haggarti

Cephalopoda - Cirroctopodida

Taxonomy
Paleocirroteuthis haggarti was named by Tanabe (2008). Its type specimen is CDM994.59.9, an other (lower jaw), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Puntledge River (locality 3, Eupachydiscus haradai subzone), which is in a Santonian marine siliciclastic in the Haslam Formation of Canada. It is the type species of Paleocirroteuthis.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2008Paleocirroteuthis haggarti Tanabe p. 402 figs. 5, 6.1-6.3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
Neocoleoidea
superorderOctobrachiaFiorini 1981
orderCirroctopodida(Young 1989)
genusPaleocirroteuthis
specieshaggarti

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.

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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: base of the Santonian to the top of the Early/Lower Campanian or 85.70000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Santonian85.7 - 83.6Canada (British Columbia) Paleocirroteuthis haggarti (type locality: 212862)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Canada (British Columbia) Paleocirroteuthis haggarti (212863)