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Geopeltis

Cephalopoda - Loligosepiida - Geopeltididae

Taxonomy
Geopeltis was named by van Regteren Altena (1949) [Sepkoski's age data: J Toar-l K Sant Sepkoski's reference number: 307,1066]. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Geopeltidae.

It was assigned to Geopeltididae by Jeletzky (1966); and to Teuthida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1921Geoteuthis Naef
1942Geoteuthis Kretzoi p. 134
1949Geopeltis van Regteren Altena
1966Geopeltis Jeletzky p. 42
2002Geopeltis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
orderLoligosepiida(Jeletzky 1965)
familyGeopeltididae(Regteren Altena 1949)
genusGeopeltisvan Regteren Altena 1949

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. †Geopeltis van Regteren Altena 1949
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Invalid names: Geoteuthis Naef 1921 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available