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Eromangateuthis soniae

Cephalopoda - Plesioteuthidae

Taxonomy
Boreopeltis soniae was named by Wade (1993). Its type specimen is QMF 25285, an other (gladius), and it is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Eromangateuthis.

It was recombined as Eromangateuthis soniae by Fuchs (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Boreopeltis soniae Wade
2019Eromangateuthis soniae Fuchs p. 3 figs. 1D.1-1D.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)
genusEromangateuthis
speciessoniae(Wade 1993)

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: Late/Upper Albian or 106.30000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Australia (Queensland) Eromangateuthis soniae (212876 212877)