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Loligosepiida

Cephalopoda - Loligosepiida

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Loligosepiina Jeletzky
1966Loligosepiina Jeletzky p. 41
1978Loligosepiina Reitner p. 206
1994Loligosepiida Doyle et al. p. 7
2005Loligosepiina Boyle and Rodhouse p. 344
2014Loligosepiida Donovan and von Boletzky p. 48

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
orderLoligosepiida(Jeletzky 1965)
orderLoligosepiida(Jeletzky 1965)

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.

Or. †Loligosepiida Jeletzky 1965
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Fm. †Geopeltididae Regteren Altena 1949
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G. †Geopeltis van Regteren Altena 1949
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Invalid names: Geoteuthis Naef 1921 [replaced]
Invalid names: Geoteuthidae Naef 1921 [replaced]
Fm. †Leptoteuthididae Naef 1921
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Fm. †Loligosepiidae Regteren Altena 1949
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G. †Loliginites Quenstedt 1849
G. †Loligosepia Quenstedt 1839
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Loligosepia bucklandi Voltz 1840
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Invalid names: Belopeltis acuminatus Voltz 1840 [synonym]
Invalid names: Belopeltis Voltz 1840 [synonym], Geoteuthis Munster 1843 [synonym], Palaeosepia Theodori 1844 [synonym]
G. †Neololigosepia Reitner and Engeser 1982
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Neololigosepia stahleckeri Reitner and Engeser 1982
G. †Parabelopeltis Naef 1921
Invalid names: Belopeltidae Naef 1921 [replaced]
Fm. †Mastigophoridae Engeser and Reitner 1985
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G. †Mastigophora Owen 1856
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Mastigophora stuehmeri Engeser and Reitner 1985
G. †Simoniteuthis Fuchs et al. 2024
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Simoniteuthis michaelyi Fuchs et al. 2024
Invalid names: Necroteuthididae Kretzoi 1942 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:51:48
Modified: 2023-08-18 17:28:37
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Rhaetian or 208.50000 to 121.40000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 201.3 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Germany Loligosepia neidernachensis (139355)
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8United Kingdom (Gloucestershire) Loligosepia bucklandi (158209)
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8United Kingdom Belopeltis bucklandi, Belopeltis acuminatus (158213) Loligosepia bucklandi (158210)
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8United Kingdom (England) Loligosepia bucklandi (122153)
Obtusum196.5 - 189.6United Kingdom (England) Loligosepia bucklandi (114638 158208)
Turneri196.5 - 189.6United Kingdom (England) Loligosepia bucklandi (158211 158212)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Germany (Bavaria) Belopeltis bollensis (51271)
Falciferum183.0 - 182.0Luxembourg Simoniteuthis michaelyi (233566)
Falciferum183.0 - 182.0France Loligosepia sp. (169109)
Early/Lower Barremian130.0 - 125.45Cape Verde Neololigosepia stahleckeri (212880)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Germany Mastigophora stuehmeri (212878)