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Spirulirostridae

Cephalopoda - Spirulida - Spirulirostridae

Taxonomy
Spirulirostridae was named by Naef (1921). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Belopteroidae by Kretzoi (1942); to Sepiida by Jeletzky (1966); to Spirulida by Doyle et al. (1994); and to Cephalopoda by Wienrich (1999).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1921Spirulirostridae Naef
1942Spirulirostridae Kretzoi p. 134
1966Spirulirostridae Jeletzky p. 107
1994Spirulirostridae Doyle et al. p. 6
1999Spirulirostridae Wienrich p. 269

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
superorderDecabrachiaBoettger 1952
orderSpirulidaStolley 1919
familySpirulirostridaeNaef 1921
familySpirulirostridaeNaef 1921

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.

Fm. †Spirulirostridae Naef 1921
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G. †Spirulirostra d'Orbigny 1842
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Spirulirostra curta Tate 1894
Spirulirostra georgii Fornasiero and Vicariottio 1997
G. †Spirulirostridium Naef 1922
Invalid names: Belemnosinae Wiltshire 1869 [empty], Spirulirostrinae Naef 1921 [empty]
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Lutetian to the top of the Middle Miocene or 47.80000 to 11.60800 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 41.3 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3Italy Spirulirostra georgii (81056 81057 81059 146999)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Germany (North Rhein-Westfalia) Spirulirostra hoernesi (61895 61903)