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Mojsisovicsteuthis convergens

Cephalopoda

Taxonomy
Orthoceras convergens was named by Hauer (1847). It is the type species of Mojsisovicsteuthis.

It was recombined as Atractites convergens by von Mojsisovics (1902); it was recombined as Mojsisovicsteuthis convergens by Jeletzky (1966).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Orthoceras convergens Hauer p. 259 figs. Pl 7, figs 1,2
1902Atractites convergens von Mojsisovics p. 196 figs. Pl 16, fig 1
1966Mojsisovicsteuthis convergens Jeletzky p. 29 figs. Pl 5, figs 1A-D; pl 6, fig 7; pl 17 fig 3; text-fig 1B

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
Neocoleoidea
genusMojsisovicsteuthis
speciesconvergens(Hauer 1847)

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: Julian or 237.00000 to 233.60000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Julian237.0 - 233.6Austria Atractites convergens (159521 159524 159532)