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Muensterelloidea

Cephalopoda - Octopoda

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1952Muensterelloidea Roger
2018Muensterelloidea Fuchs and Schweigert p. 207
2019Muensterelloidea Fuchs et al. p. 55

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
—Neocoleoidea
superorderOctobrachiaFiorini 1981
orderOctopodaLeach 1818
suborderTeudopseina(Storabogatov 1983)
superfamilyMuensterelloideaRoger 1952
superfamilyMuensterelloideaRoger 1952

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.

Superfm. †Muensterelloidea Roger 1952
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Fm. †Enchoteuthidae Larson 2010
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G. †Enchoteuthis Miller and Walker 1968
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†Enchoteuthis cobbani Larson 2010
†Enchoteuthis melanae Miller and Walker 1968
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Invalid names: Kansasteuthis lindneri Miller and Walker 1968 [synonym], Niobrarateuthis walkeri Green 1977 [synonym]
†Enchoteuthis tonii Wade 1993
Invalid names: Kansasteuthis Miller and Walker 1968 [synonym]
G. †Niobrarateuthis Miller 1957
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†Niobrarateuthis bonneri Miller 1957
Invalid names: Tusoteuthis Logan 1898 [nomen dubium], Tusoteuthis longa Logan 1898 [nomen dubium]
Fm. †Muensterellidae Roger 1952
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G. †Celaenoteuthis Naef 1922
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G. †Engeseriteuthis Fuchs et al. 2019
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†Engeseriteuthis arcuatus Fuchs et al. 2019
G. †Etchesia Fuchs 2017
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†Etchesia martilli Fuchs 2017
G. †Listroteuthis Naef 1922
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†Listroteuthis conica Wagner 1859
G. †Muensterella Schevill 1950
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†Muensterella jillae Fuchs et al. 2019
†Muensterella scutellaris Muenster 1842
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Invalid names: Kelaeno arquata Münster 1842 [synonym]
†Muensterella spinosa Fuchs et al. 2019
Invalid names: Kelaeno Gray 1825 [replaced]
G. †Muensterellina Fuchs et al. 2019
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†Muensterellina johnjagti Fuchs et al. 2019
G. †Tyrionella Fuchs et al. 2019
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†Tyrionella fauseri Fuchs et al. 2019
Invalid names: Kelaenidae Naef 1921 [replaced]
Fm. †Patelloctopodidae Fuchs and Schweigert 2018
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G. †Patelloctopus Fuchs and Schweigert 2018
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†Patelloctopus ilgi Fuchs and Schweigert 2018
G. †Pearceiteuthis Hewitt and Jagt 1999
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†Pearceiteuthis buyi Hewitt and Jagt 1999
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
D. Fuchs and G. Schweigert 2018Small- to very large-sized teudopseids; gladius length not necessarily as long as mantle length; posterior gladius (hence conus part) limpet-shaped, anteriorly with short projection or long rachis-like extension; lateral fields moderate to wide, extent posteriorly behind the apex form- ing the posterior part of the patella; median field there- fore reduced in length, not reaching posterior gladius end; median field area small to very small (ratio of median field area-to-gladius area < 0.40); free median field length, hyper- bolar zone length and position of patella apex variable; patella margin serrated or smooth; patella with or without dorsal ornamentation (tubercles, radiating ribs, spines), fins present; ink sac present.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:28:52
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:28:52
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Callovian to the top of the Late/Upper Campanian or 165.30000 to 72.20000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 161.5 Ma

Collections (30 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Callovian165.3 - 161.5United Kingdom (England) Muensterellina johnjagti (212961)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Germany (Bayern) Engeseriteuthis arcuatus (59175 212959)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Patelloctopus ilgi (41817)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Germany (Eastern Bavaria) Engeseriteuthis arcuatus (187436)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany Celaenoteuthis incerta, Engeseriteuthis arcuatus (122880)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany (Bavaria) Tyrionella fauseri (177016)
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06Germany (Bayern) Celaenoteuthis incerta (123906) Engeseriteuthis arcuatus (117534) Listroteuthis conica (212960) Muensterella scutellaris (84365) Muensterella spinosa, Listroteuthis conica (132062)
Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (Texas) Muensterella jillae (212950)
Late/Upper Coniacian89.8 - 85.7USA (Kansas) Kansasteuthis lindneri (212963) Niobrarateuthis walkeri (84459)
Coniacian - Santonian89.8 - 83.6USA (Kansas) Niobrarateuthis bonneri (84456 84457 84458)
Late/Upper Santonian85.7 - 83.6USA (Kansas) Enchoteuthis melanae (212962) Enchoteuthis melanae, Enchoteuthis cobbani (212995)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (South Dakota) Tusoteuthis cobbani (212993 212994)
Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Wyoming) Enchoteuthis melanae (212991 212992 212996)
Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2Canada (Manitoba) Tusoteuthis longa (84462 84463 84464 84465 84466)