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Spirulidae
Taxonomy
Spirulidae was named by Orbigny (1826). It is extant. Its type is Spirula.
It was assigned to Sepiida by Jeletzky (1966); to Spirulida by Doyle et al. (1994); and to Sepioidea by Boyle and Rodhouse (2005).
It was assigned to Sepiida by Jeletzky (1966); to Spirulida by Doyle et al. (1994); and to Sepioidea by Boyle and Rodhouse (2005).
Subtaxa
Spirula (type genus)
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1826 | Spirulidae Orbigny |
1966 | Spirulidae Jeletzky p. 107 |
1994 | Spirulidae Doyle et al. p. 6 |
2005 | Spirulidae Boyle and Rodhouse p. 344 |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Reference: Kiessling 2004 |
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Pleistocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.78100 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.126 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.126 Ma
Collections (2 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Middle Pleistocene | Morocco | Spirula spirula (127581) | |
Late/Upper Pleistocene | Australia (Western Australia) | Spirula spirula (63208) |