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Boreopeltis

Cephalopoda - Plesioteuthidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Boreopeltis Engeser and Reitner p. 252
2011Boreopeltis Fuchs and Larson p. 242
2021Boreopeltis Fuchs and Stinnesbeck p. 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
Neocoleoidea
superorderOctobrachiaFiorini 1981
suborderPrototeuthinaNaef 1921
familyPlesioteuthidae(Naef 1921)
genusBoreopeltis

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. †Boreopeltis Engeser and Reitner 1985
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Boreopeltis helgolandiae Engeser and Reitner 1985
Boreopeltis ifrimae Fuchs and Stinnesbeck 2021
Boreopeltis sagittata Naef 1921
Boreopeltis smithi Fuchs and Larson 2011
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 Early/Lower Aptian to the top of the Early/Lower Turonian or 121.40000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Germany B. helgolandiae (212878)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Lebanon B. smithi (212874)
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Mexico (Nuevo León) B. ifrimae (186284)