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Vampyromorphida (vampire squids)
Taxonomy
Vampyromorpha was named by Robson (1929) [m. kosnik taxon no: 7246]. It is extant.
It was reranked as the suborder Vampyromorphina by Jeletzky (1966); it was corrected as Vampyromorphida by Boyle and Rodhouse (2005), Tanabe (2008) and Tanabe and Hikida (2010).
It was assigned to Dibranchiata by Kretzoi (1942); to Teuthida by Jeletzky (1966); to Coleoidea by Wells and Houston (2001) and Fuchs et al. (2003); and to Octobrachia by Doyle et al. (1994), Boyle and Rodhouse (2005), Tanabe (2008) and Tanabe and Hikida (2010).
It was reranked as the suborder Vampyromorphina by Jeletzky (1966); it was corrected as Vampyromorphida by Boyle and Rodhouse (2005), Tanabe (2008) and Tanabe and Hikida (2010).
It was assigned to Dibranchiata by Kretzoi (1942); to Teuthida by Jeletzky (1966); to Coleoidea by Wells and Houston (2001) and Fuchs et al. (2003); and to Octobrachia by Doyle et al. (1994), Boyle and Rodhouse (2005), Tanabe (2008) and Tanabe and Hikida (2010).
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1929 | Vampyromorpha Robson |
1942 | Vampyromorpha Kretzoi p. 135 |
1966 | Vampyromorphina Jeletzky p. 45 |
1994 | Vampyromorpha Doyle et al. p. 7 |
2001 | Vampyromorpha Wells and Houston p. 137 |
2003 | Vampyromorpha Fuchs et al. p. 103 |
2005 | Vampyromorphida Boyle and Rodhouse p. 344 |
2008 | Vampyromorphida Tanabe p. 400 |
2010 | Vampyromorphida Tanabe and Hikida p. 146 |
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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.
Or. Vampyromorphida Robson 1929 [vampire squids]
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Fm. †Actinosepiidae Doyle et al. 1994
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G. †Actinosepia Whiteaves 1897
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†Actinosepia canadensis Whiteaves 1897
†Actinosepia landmani Larson 2010
†Actinosepia mapesi Larson 2010
G. †Nanaimoteuthis Tanabe 2008
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†Nanaimoteuthis jeletzkyi Tanabe 2008
†Nanaimoteuthis yokotai Tanabe and Hikida 2010
Fm. †Vampyroteuthidae Thiele 1915
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Invalid names: Kelaenina Starobogatov 1983 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Kiessling 2004 |
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Callovian to the top of the Rupelian or 164.70000 to 28.10000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 161.2 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 161.2 Ma
Collections (18 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Early/Lower Callovian | France | Vampyronassa rhodanica (58221) | |
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian | Germany (Bayern) | Vampyromorpha indet. (59175) | |
Late/Upper Turonian | Japan | Nanaimoteuthis yokotai (212858) | |
Middle Turonian | Japan | Nanaimoteuthis yokotai (212857) | |
Early/Lower Campanian | Canada (British Columbia) | Nanaimoteuthis jeletzkyi (212861) | |
Late/Upper Campanian | Canada (Alberta) | Actinosepia canadensis (82638 212983 212984 212986) | |
Late/Upper Campanian | Canada (Saskatchewan) | Actinosepia canadensis (212985) | |
Late/Upper Campanian | USA (Montana) | Actinosepia canadensis (213093) | |
Late/Upper Maastrichtian | USA (South Dakota) | Actinosepia canadensis (88510 88511 212987) Actinosepia landmani (212988 212989) Actinosepia mapesi (212990) | |
Rupelian | Hungary | Necroteuthis hungarica (219099) |