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Actinosepia landmani

Cephalopoda - Vampyromorpha - Actinosepiidae

Taxonomy
Actinosepia landmani was named by Larson (2010). Its type specimen is YPM 24809 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is YPM A673, NNE of Green Grass, which is in a Maastrichtian marine sandstone in the Fox Hills Formation of South Dakota.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2010Actinosepia landmani Larson p. 91 figs. 4-7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
—Neocoleoidea
superorderOctobrachiaFiorini 1981
orderVampyromorphaRobson 1929
familyActinosepiidae
genusActinosepiaWhiteaves 1897
specieslandmani

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.

†Actinosepia landmani Larson 2010
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:31:11
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:31:11
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Late/Upper Maastrichtian or 72.20000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (South Dakota) Actinosepia canadensis (type locality: 212987) Actinosepia landmani (212988 212989)