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Marekites vinarensis

Cephalopoda - Octopoda - Palaeololiginidae

Taxonomy
Styloteuthis vinarensis was named by Fritsch (1910). Its type specimen is NMP 03223 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Vinar bei Hohenmauth, which is in a Turonian marine siliciclastic in the Jizera Formation of Czechia.

It was recombined as Marekites vinarensis by Košťák (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1910Styloteuthis vinarensis Fritsch p. 13 figs. Pl 5, fig 3
2002Marekites vinarensis Košťák p. 361 figs. Pl 1, fig 7; text-fig 3

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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)
familyPalaeololiginidaeNaef 1922
genusMarekites
speciesvinarensis()

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.

†Marekites vinarensis Fritsch 1910
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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: Late/Upper Turonian or 93.90000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Turonian93.9 - 89.8Czechia Styloteuthis vinarensis (type locality: 213123)