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Vampyronassa rhodanica

Cephalopoda - Vampyromorpha

Taxonomy
Vampyronassa rhodanica was named by Fischer and Riou (2002). Its type specimen is LPM-B.74247 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is La Voulte-sur-Rhône, Ardèche (MNHN collection), which is in a Callovian offshore marl in France. It is the type species of Vampyronassa.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Vampyronassa rhodanica Fischer and Riou p. 13
2022Vampyronassa rhodanica Rowe et al. p. 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
Neocoleoidea
superorderOctobrachiaFiorini 1981
orderVampyromorphaRobson 1929
genusVampyronassa
speciesrhodanica

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.

Vampyronassa rhodanica Fischer and Riou 2002
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J.-C. Fischer and B. Riou 2002Vampyromorphe se différenciant du genre Vampyroteuthis par les bras de la première paire plus longs que les autres, l’entonnoir très développé et le corps fuselé modérément long.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:31:11
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:31:11
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Early/Lower Callovian or 165.30000 to 161.50000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Callovian165.3 - 161.5France Vampyronassa rhodanica (type locality: 58221)