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Chalalabelus renniei

Cephalopoda - Diplobelida - Diplobelidae

Taxonomy
Conoteuthis renniei was named by Spath (1939). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Chalala, near Delagoa Bay, which is in an Aptian carbonate limestone in Mozambique. It is the type species of Chalalabelus.

It was recombined as Chalalabelus renniei by Jeletzky (1981) and Fuchs (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Conoteuthis renniei Spath p. 1
1981Chalalabelus renniei Jeletzky p. 142 figs. Pl 24, figs 3A-J; text-fig 12
2019Chalalabelus renniei Fuchs p. 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
orderDiplobelidaJeletzky 1965
familyDiplobelidaeNaef 1926
genusChalalabelus
speciesrenniei(Spath 1939)

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.

†Chalalabelus renniei Spath 1939
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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: Late/Upper Barremian or 130.00000 to 121.40000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Barremian130.0 - 125.45United Kingdom (England) Chalalabelus renniei (213121)
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Mozambique Conoteuthis renniei (213120)