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Mastigophora stuehmeri

Cephalopoda - Loligosepiida - Mastigophoridae

Taxonomy
Mastigophora stuehmeri was named by Engeser and Reitner (1985). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is North coast of Helgoland-Düne (Stühmer collection), which is in an Aptian marine shale in Germany.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. granulosa, M. hyndmanni

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Mastigophora stuehmeri Engeser and Reitner p. 248 figs. 2-4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
orderLoligosepiida(Jeletzky 1965)
familyMastigophoridae
genusMastigophoraOwen 1856
speciesstuehmeri

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.

†Mastigophora stuehmeri Engeser and Reitner 1985
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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: Early/Lower Aptian or 121.40000 to 119.57000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 119.57Germany Mastigophora stuehmeri (type locality: 212878)