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Lioteuthis

Cephalopoda - Octobrachia - Lioteuthididae

Taxonomy
Lioteuthis was named by Naef (1921) [Sepkoski's age data: J Toar-l Sepkoski's reference number: 307]. It is not extant. Its type is Lioteuthis problematica. It is the type genus of Lioteuthidae.

It was assigned to Lioteuthididae by Jeletzky (1966) and Riegraf (1987); and to Teuthida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
L. problematica (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1921Lioteuthis Naef
1966Lioteuthis Jeletzky p. 45
1987Lioteuthis Riegraf p. 262
2002Lioteuthis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
Neocoleoidea
superorderVampyropodavon Boletzky 1992
orderOctobrachia(Fiorini 1981)
suborderPrototeuthinaNaef 1921
familyLioteuthididae(Naef 1922)
genusLioteuthisNaef 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.

G. †Lioteuthis Naef 1921
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available