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Pachyteuthis souichii

Cephalopoda - Belemnitida

Taxonomy
Belemnites souichii was named by d'Orbigny (1843). Its type specimen is MNHN F B13230 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Pachyteuthis souichii by Enay et al. (1994).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Belemnites souichii d'Orbigny p. 133 figs. Pl. 22, Fig. 4-8
1994Pachyteuthis souichii Enay et al. pp. 21-22

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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
speciessouichii()

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 souichii d'Orbigny 1843
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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 2003, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available