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Rhynchoteuthis

Cephalopoda

Taxonomy
Rhynchoteuthis was named by d'Orbigny (1847). It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was assigned to Cephalopoda by Teichert et al. (1964).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Rhynchoteuthis d'Orbigny p. 593
1964Rhynchoteuthis Teichert et al. p. 478

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
RankNameAuthor
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
genusRhynchoteuthisd'Orbigny 1847

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. †Rhynchoteuthis d'Orbigny 1847
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Rhynchoteuthis astieriana d'Orbigny 1845
Rhynchoteuthis minima von der Marck 1858
Rhynchoteuthis monasteriensis von der Marck 1858
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: base of the Early/Lower Berriasian to the top of the Albian or 145.00000 to 100.50000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Berriasian145.0 - 140.2Austria R. sp. (169049)
Late/Upper Barremian130.0 - 125.45France (DrĂ´me) R. astieriana (177726)
Albian113.0 - 100.5France R. quinquecarinatus (2166)