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Palaeoteuthis

Pteraspidomorpha - Pteraspidiformes - Pteraspididae

Taxonomy
Palaeoteuthis was named by Roemer (1855). Its type is Palaeoteuthis marginalis.

It was synonymized subjectively with Pteraspis by Hay (1902).

It was assigned to Pteraspidae by Jordan (1963).

Species
P. marginalis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1855Palaeoteuthis Roemer p. 264
1963Palaeoteuthis Jordan p. 585

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumCraniata
RankNameAuthor
superclassPteraspidomorphi(Goodrich 1909)
classPteraspidomorpha
subclassHeterostraciLankester 1868
orderPteraspidiformesBerg 1940
familyPteraspididaeClaypole 1885
genusPalaeoteuthisRoemer 1855

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. †Palaeoteuthis Roemer 1855
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Palaeoteuthis marginalis Eichwald 1871
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available