Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Mojsisovicsteuthis ellipticus

Cephalopoda

Taxonomy
Aulacoceras ellipticum was named by Mojsisovics (1871).

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

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1871Aulacoceras ellipticum Mojsisovics p. 55 figs. Pl 2, fig 9
1902Atractites ellipticus von Mojsisovics p. 196 figs. Pl 15, fig 5
1966Mojsisovicsteuthis ellipticus Jeletzky p. 30

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
Neocoleoidea
genusMojsisovicsteuthis
speciesellipticus(Mojsisovics 1871)

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.

Mojsisovicsteuthis ellipticus Mojsisovics 1871
show all | hide all
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: base of the Anisian to the top of the Julian or 246.70000 to 233.60000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Anisian246.7 - 241.464Bosnia and Herzegovina Atractites ellipticus (206729)
Julian237.0 - 233.6Austria Atractites ellipticus (159532)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Bosnia and Herzegovina Atractites ellipticus (206614)