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Lepidoteuthidae (disused)

Cephalopoda - Teuthida - Lepidoteuthidae

Taxonomy
Lepidoteuthidae was named by Pfeffer (1912). It is extant.

It was assigned to Oegopsina by Boyle and Rodhouse (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1912Lepidoteuthidae Pfeffer
2005Lepidoteuthidae Boyle and Rodhouse p. 344

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
superorderDecabrachiaBoettger 1952
orderTeuthidaNaef 1916
suborderOegopsinad'Orbigny 1845
familyLepidoteuthidaePfeffer 1912
familyLepidoteuthidaePfeffer 1912

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. Lepidoteuthidae Pfeffer 1912
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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 14:31:37
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:31:37
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available