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Loliginites

Cephalopoda - Loligosepiida - Loligosepiidae

Taxonomy
Loliginites was named by Quenstedt (1849).

It was assigned to Belopeltidae by Kretzoi (1942); and to Loligosepiidae by Jeletzky (1966).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1849Loliginites Quenstedt
1942Loliginites Kretzoi p. 134
1966Loliginites Jeletzky p. 42

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
orderLoligosepiida(Jeletzky 1965)
familyLoligosepiidaeRegteren Altena 1949
genusLoliginitesQuenstedt 1849

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.

G. †Loliginites Quenstedt 1849
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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available