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Spirulirostra

Cephalopoda - Spirulida - Spirulirostridae

Taxonomy
Spirulirostra was named by d'Orbigny (1842) [Sepkoski's age data: T Mi-m Sepkoski's reference number: 307]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Spirulirostrinae by Kretzoi (1942); to Spirulirostridae by Jeletzky (1966) and Wienrich (1999); and to Sepiida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Spirulirostra d'Orbigny
1942Spirulirostra Kretzoi p. 134
1966Spirulirostra Jeletzky p. 107
1999Spirulirostra Wienrich p. 269
2002Spirulirostra Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
superorderDecabrachiaBoettger 1952
orderSpirulidaStolley 1919
familySpirulirostridaeNaef 1921
genusSpirulirostrad'Orbigny 1842

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. †Spirulirostra d'Orbigny 1842
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Spirulirostra curta Tate 1894
Spirulirostra georgii Fornasiero and Vicariottio 1997
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 Lutetian to the top of the Middle Miocene or 47.80000 to 11.60800 Ma

Collections (6 total)


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