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Cyrtobelus birkelundae

Cephalopoda - Spirulida - Groenlandibelidae

Taxonomy
Cyrtobelus birkelundae was named by Fuchs et al. (2012). Its type specimen is MMK20647 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Oyster-ammonite Conglomerate loc. III, Agatdalen, Nugssuaq, which is in a Maastrichtian offshore shale in Greenland. It is the type species of Cyrtobelus.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2012Cyrtobelus birkelundae Fuchs et al. p. 289 figs. 1D-G

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
—Neocoleoidea
superorderDecabrachiaHaeckel 1866
orderSpirulidaStolley 1919
familyGroenlandibelidae
genusCyrtobelus
speciesbirkelundae

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.

†Cyrtobelus birkelundae Fuchs et al. 2012
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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: Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Greenland Belemnoteuthis sp. (70218 type locality: 70223)