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Gonatidae (disused)

Cephalopoda - Oegopsida - Gonatidae

Taxonomy
Goniatidae was named by Hoyle (1886). It is extant.

It was corrected as Gonatidae by Boyle and Rodhouse (2005).

It was assigned to Enoploteuthoidae by Kretzoi (1942); and to Oegopsina by Boyle and Rodhouse (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1886Goniatidae Hoyle
1942Goniatidae Kretzoi p. 134
2005Gonatidae Boyle and Rodhouse p. 344

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
Neocoleoidea
superorderDecabrachiaHaeckel 1866
orderOegopsida(d'Orbigny 1845)
familyGonatidae(Hoyle 1886)
familyGonatidae(Hoyle 1886)

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.

Fm. Gonatidae Hoyle 1886
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:51:48
Modified: 2023-08-18 17:28:37
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available