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Niobrarateuthis

Cephalopoda - Octobrachia - Enchoteuthidae

Taxonomy
Niobrarateuthis was named by Miller (1957) [Sepkoski's age data: K Coni-u K Camp-l Sepkoski's reference number: 310]. Its type is Niobrarateuthis bonneri.

It was assigned to Palaeololiginidae by Miller (1957); to Kelaenidae by Jeletzky (1966) and Green (1977); to Teuthida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Enchoteuthidae by Fuchs et al. (2019).

Species
N. bonneri (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1957Niobrarateuthis Miller
1966Niobrarateuthis Jeletzky p. 45
1977Niobrarateuthis Green p. 993
2002Niobrarateuthis Sepkoski
2019Niobrarateuthis Fuchs et al. p. 77

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
RankNameAuthor
Neocoleoidea
superorderVampyropodavon Boletzky 1992
orderOctobrachia(Fiorini 1981)
orderOctopodaLeach 1818
suborderTeudopseina(Storabogatov 1983)
superfamilyMuensterelloideaRoger 1952
familyEnchoteuthidae()
genusNiobrarateuthisMiller 1957

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. †Niobrarateuthis Miller 1957
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Niobrarateuthis bonneri Miller 1957
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available