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Neololigosepia stahleckeri

Cephalopoda - Loligosepiida - Loligosepiidae

Taxonomy
Neololigosepia stahleckeri was named by Reitner and Engeser (1982). Its type specimen is GPIT 1529/1 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Monte Branco near Morro village, Horizon VIII, which is in a Barremian basinal (carbonate) limestone in the Morro Formation of Cape Verde. It is the type species of Neololigosepia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Neololigosepia stahleckeri Reitner and Engeser p. 210 fig. 1a,b

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
orderLoligosepiida(Jeletzky 1965)
familyLoligosepiidaeRegteren Altena 1949
genusNeololigosepia
speciesstahleckeri

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.

†Neololigosepia stahleckeri Reitner and Engeser 1982
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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: Early/Lower Barremian or 130.00000 to 125.45000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Barremian130.0 - 125.45Cape Verde Neololigosepia stahleckeri (type locality: 212880)