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Trachyteuthis hastiformis

Cephalopoda - Octopoda - Trachyteuthididae

Taxonomy
Sepia hastiformis was named by Rüppell (1829). Its type specimen is SMF XI 1328, an other (gladius), and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Trachyteuthis.

It was recombined as Trachyteuthis hastiformis by Fuchs (2006).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1829Sepia hastiformis Rüppell
2006Trachyteuthis hastiformis Fuchs p. 10 figs. Pl 7

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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)
familyTrachyteuthididae(Naef 1922)
genusTrachyteuthis
specieshastiformis(Rüppell 1829)

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.

Trachyteuthis hastiformis Rüppell 1829
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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 Kimmeridgian or 152.21000 to 149.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Trachyteuthis hastiformis (154138)