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Simoniteuthis michaelyi

Cephalopoda - Loligosepiida

Taxonomy
Simoniteuthis michaelyi was named by Fuchs et al. (2024). Its type specimen is MNHNL TI024 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Edward Steichen industrial area, Bascharage, which is in a Falciferum marine shale in Luxembourg. It is the type species of Simoniteuthis.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2024Simoniteuthis michaelyi Fuchs et al. p. 3 figs. 2, 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
orderLoligosepiida(Jeletzky 1965)
genusSimoniteuthis
speciesmichaelyi

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.

†Simoniteuthis michaelyi Fuchs et al. 2024
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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: Falciferum or 184.20000 to 182.90000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Falciferum184.2 - 182.9Luxembourg Simoniteuthis michaelyi (type locality: 233566)