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Rhopaloteuthis sauvanausa

Cephalopoda - Belemnitida

Taxonomy
Belemnites sauvanausus was named by d'Orbigny (1842).

It was recombined as Rhopaloteuthis sauvanausa by Mariotti (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Belemnites sauvanausus d'Orbigny
2002Rhopaloteuthis sauvanausa Mariotti

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
superfamilyBelemnoideaHyatt 1884
orderBelemnitidaZittel 1895
genusRhopaloteuthis
speciessauvanausa(d'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.

Rhopaloteuthis sauvanausa d'Orbigny 1842
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:38:11
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:04:16
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Middle Oxfordian to the top of the Oxfordian or 161.20000 to 157.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Madagascar (Sofia) Belemnites sauvanausus (199158)
Middle Oxfordian161.2 - 155.7Iran Rhopaloteuthis sauvanausa (132058)