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Rachiteuthis

Cephalopoda - Octopoda - Palaeololiginidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2006Rachiteuthis Fuchs p. 8
2011Rachiteuthis Fuchs and Larson p. 826
2015Rachiteuthis Jattiot et al. p. 160
2017Rachiteuthis Fuchs et al. p. 504

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
Neocoleoidea
superorderOctobrachiaFiorini 1981
orderOctopodaLeach 1818
suborderTeudopseina(Storabogatov 1983)
familyPalaeololiginidaeNaef 1922
genusRachiteuthis

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.

G. †Rachiteuthis Fuchs 2006
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Rachiteuthis acutali Jattiot et al. 2015
Rachiteuthis donovani Fuchs 2006
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:28:52
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:28:52
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Cenomanian or 100.50000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Italy R. sp. (212883)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Lebanon R. acutali (213132) R. donovani (212873 212875 212910)