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Cyrtobelus hornbyense

Cephalopoda - Spirulida - Groenlandibelidae

Taxonomy
Cyrtobelus hornbyense was named by Fuchs et al. (2012). Its type specimen is MC-108/DB1-1a,b and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Collishaw Point, Hornby Island (Freie Universität collection) , which is in a Campanian submarine fan siliciclastic in the Northumberland Formation of Canada.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2012Cyrtobelus hornbyense Fuchs et al. p. 290 figs. 2A-D,3A-E, 4A-D, 5A-D, 6A-D, 7A-F, 8A-F, 9A,B

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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
specieshornbyense

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 hornbyense 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: Late/Upper Campanian or 83.60000 to 72.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Canada (British Columbia) Cyrtobelus hornbyense (type locality: 212908)