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Boreopeltis smithi

Cephalopoda - Plesioteuthidae

Taxonomy
Boreopeltis smithi was named by Fuchs and Larson (2011). Its type specimen is MNHNL CRE11 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Haqel (MNHNL collection), which is in a Cenomanian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal carbonate in Lebanon.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2011Boreopeltis smithi Fuchs and Larson p. 242 figs. 8.1-8.3, 9.3

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

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.

†Boreopeltis smithi Fuchs and Larson 2011
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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: Late/Upper Cenomanian or 100.50000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Lebanon Boreopeltis smithi (type locality: 212874)