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Bolcaoctopus

Cephalopoda - Octopoda - Octopodidae

Taxonomy
Bolcaoctopus was named by Mironenko et al. (2024). Its type is Bolcaoctopus pesciaraensis.

It was assigned to Octopodidae by Mironenko et al. (2024).

Species
B. pesciaraensis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2024Bolcaoctopus Mironenko et al. p. 605

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
—Neocoleoidea
superorderOctobrachiaFiorini 1981
orderOctopodaLeach 1818
familyOctopodidaed'Orbigny 1840
genusBolcaoctopus

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.

G. †Bolcaoctopus Mironenko et al. 2024
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†Bolcaoctopus pesciaraensis Mironenko et al. 2024
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:28:52
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:28:52
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Ypresian or 56.00000 to 48.07000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ypresian56.0 - 48.07Italy B. pesciaraensis (236522 236523 236524)