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Boreopeltis helgolandiae

Cephalopoda - Plesioteuthidae

Taxonomy
Boreopeltis helgolandiae 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. It is the type species of Boreopeltis.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1985Boreopeltis helgolandiae Engeser and Reitner p. 252 figs. 6-8

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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
specieshelgolandiae

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 helgolandiae 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 Boreopeltis helgolandiae (type locality: 212878)