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Glyphiteuthis minor

Cephalopoda - Octopoda - Trachyteuthididae

Taxonomy
Glyphiteuthis minor was named by Fritsch and Schlönbach (1872). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Lipence near Louny, which is in a Turonian carbonate marl in the Bilá Hora Formation of Czechia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Glyphiteuthis minor Fritsch and Schlönbach p. 17 figs. Pl 16, figs 13a,c
1910Glyphiteuthis minor Fritsch p. 13 figs. Pl 5, fig 4

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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)
familyTrachyteuthididae(Naef 1922)
genusGlyphiteuthis
speciesminorFritsch and Schlönbach 1872

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.

†Glyphiteuthis minor Fritsch and Schlönbach 1872
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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: Middle Turonian or 93.90000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Czechia Glyphiteuthis minor (type locality: 213125)
Middle Turonian93.9 - 89.8Czechia Glyphiteuthis minor (213124 213126)