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Styloteuthis

Cephalopoda - Octobrachia - Plesioteuthidae

Taxonomy
Styloteuthis was named by Fritsch (1910) [Sepkoski's age data: K u Sepkoski's reference number: 307]. Its type is Styloteuthis convexa.

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

Species
S. convexa (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1910Styloteuthis Fritsch p. 12
1966Styloteuthis Jeletzky p. 45
2002Styloteuthis Košťák p. 360
2002Styloteuthis 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
familyPlesioteuthidae(Naef 1921)
genusStyloteuthis

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. †Styloteuthis Fritsch 1910
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Styloteuthis convexa Fritsch 1910
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available