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Walvisteuthidae (disused)

Cephalopoda - Oegopsida - Walvisteuthidae

Taxonomy
Walvisteuthidae was named by Nlesis and Nikitina (1986). It is extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1986Walvisteuthidae Nlesis and Nikitina
2005Walvisteuthidae 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)
familyWalvisteuthidaeNlesis and Nikitina 1986
familyWalvisteuthidaeNlesis and Nikitina 1986

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. Walvisteuthidae Nlesis and Nikitina 1986
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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