Basic info Taxonomic history Classification Included Taxa
Morphology Ecology and taphonomy External Literature Search Age range and collections

Cirroctopodida

Cephalopoda - Octobrachia

Taxonomy
Cirroctopoda was named by Young (1989). It is extant.

It was corrected as Cirroctopodida by Tanabe (2008).

It was assigned to Octobrachia by Doyle et al. (1994) and Tanabe (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Cirroctopoda Young
1994Cirroctopoda Doyle et al. p. 7
2008Cirroctopodida Tanabe p. 402

Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data

RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
Neocoleoidea
superorderVampyropodavon Boletzky 1992
orderOctobrachia(Fiorini 1981)
orderCirroctopodida(Young 1989)
orderCirroctopodida(Young 1989)

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. Cirroctopodida Young 1989
show all | hide all
G. †Paleocirroteuthis Tanabe 2008
hide
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: base of the Santonian to the top of the Early/Lower Campanian or 86.30000 to 70.60000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Santonian86.3 - 83.6Canada (British Columbia) Paleocirroteuthis haggarti (212862)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Canada (British Columbia) Paleocirroteuthis haggarti (212863) Paleocirroteuthis pacifica (212864)
Early/Lower Campanian83.5 - 70.6Japan Paleocirroteuthis pacifica (212865)