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Pachyteuthis excentralis

Cephalopoda - Belemnitida

Taxonomy
Belemnites excentralis was named by Young and Bird (1828). It is not extant. It is the type species of Pachyteuthis.

It was recombined as Pachyteuthis excentralis by Douville (1879).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1828Belemnites excentralis Young and Bird p. 276 figs. Pl. Xv, Fig. 2
1879Pachyteuthis excentralis Douville p. 91

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
Neocoleoidea
superorderDecabrachiaHaeckel 1866
orderBelemnitidaHaeckel 1866
genusPachyteuthisBayle 1878
speciesexcentralis(Young and Bird 1828)

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.

Pachyteuthis excentralis Young and Bird 1828
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:38:11
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:04:16
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Kimmeridgian to the top of the Late/Upper Kimmeridgian or 154.80000 to 149.20000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Kimmeridgian154.8 - 152.21Russian Federation (Siberia) Pachyteuthis excentralis (58776)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian152.21 - 149.2Russian Federation (Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug) Pachyteuthis excentralis (58777)