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Boreopeltis ifrimae

Cephalopoda - Plesioteuthidae

Taxonomy
Boreopeltis ifrimae was named by Fuchs and Stinnesbeck (2021). Its type specimen is CPC 2796, a shell (gladius), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Vallecillo quarry (CPC collection), which is in a Turonian offshore limestone in the Agua Nueva Formation of Mexico.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2021Boreopeltis ifrimae Fuchs and Stinnesbeck p. 2 figs. 2A-F

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
—Neocoleoidea
superorderOctobrachiaFiorini 1981
suborderPrototeuthinaNaef 1921
familyPlesioteuthidae(Naef 1921)
genusBoreopeltis
speciesifrimae

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.

†Boreopeltis ifrimae Fuchs and Stinnesbeck 2021
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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

Age range: Early/Lower Turonian or 93.90000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Turonian93.9 - 89.8Mexico (Nuevo León) Boreopeltis ifrimae (type locality: 186284)