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Keuppia

Cephalopoda - Octopoda - Palaeoctopodidae

Taxonomy
Keuppia was named by Fuchs et al. (2009). Its type is Keuppia levante.

It was assigned to Palaeoctopodidae by Fuchs et al. (2009).

Species
K. hyperbolaris, K. levante (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2009Keuppia Fuchs et al. p. 67

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
Neocoleoidea
superorderOctobrachiaFiorini 1981
orderOctopodaLeach 1818
familyPalaeoctopodidaeDollo 1912
genusKeuppia

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.

G. †Keuppia Fuchs et al. 2009
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Keuppia hyperbolaris Fuchs et al. 2009
Keuppia levante Fuchs et al. 2009
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 Cenomanian or 100.50000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Lebanon K. hyperbolaris (213131) K. sp., K. levante (69119)