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Breviconoteuthis breviconus

Cephalopoda - Phragmoteuthida

Taxonomy
Atractites breviconus was named by Reis (1907). It is the type species of Breviconoteuthis.

It was recombined as Breviconoteuthis breviconus by Košťák et al. (2024).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1907Atractites breviconus Reis p. 148 figs. Pl 3, fig 3
2024Breviconoteuthis breviconus Košťák et al. p. 12 figs. 7E-L

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
Neocoleoidea
orderPhragmoteuthida(Jeletzky 1965)
genusBreviconoteuthisRieber 1973
speciesbreviconus(Reis 1907)

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:03:52
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:03:52
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Illyrian or 243.33000 to 241.46400 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464Slovakia Breviconoteuthis breviconus (236541)
Illyrian243.33 - 241.464Switzerland (Ticino) Breviconoteuthis breviconus (44683 44684 44686 44687 44688 44698)