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Palaeoctopodidae
Taxonomy
Palaeoctopodidae was named by Dollo (1912).
It was assigned to Cirroctopoda by Doyle et al. (1994); to Octopoda by Fuchs et al. (2008); and to Octopodida by Fuchs et al. (2009).
It was assigned to Cirroctopoda by Doyle et al. (1994); to Octopoda by Fuchs et al. (2008); and to Octopodida by Fuchs et al. (2009).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1912 | Palaeoctopodidae Dollo |
| 1994 | Palaeoctopodidae Doyle et al. p. 7 |
| 2008 | Palaeoctopodidae Fuchs et al. p. 1131 |
| 2009 | Palaeoctopodidae Fuchs et al. p. 67 |
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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. †Palaeoctopodidae Dollo 1912
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G. †Keuppia Fuchs et al. 2009
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†Keuppia hyperbolaris Fuchs et al. 2009
†Keuppia levante Fuchs et al. 2009
G. †Palaeoctopus Woodward 1896
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Invalid names: Calais Woodward 1896 [replaced], Parateudopsis Engeser and Reitner 1986 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range: base of the Late/Upper Cenomanian to the top of the Late/Upper Santonian or 99.60000 to 83.50000 Ma
Collections (4 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Late/Upper Cenomanian | Lebanon | Keuppia hyperbolaris (213131) Keuppia sp., Keuppia levante (69119) | |
| Late/Upper Santonian | Lebanon | Beloteuthis libanotica (213129) Calais newboldi (213175) |