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Cylindroteuthis porrectiformis

Cephalopoda - Belemnitida - Belemnitidae

Taxonomy
Cylindroteuthis porrectiformis was named by Anderson (1945). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is USGS Mesozoic loc. M2253, Watson Creek, which is in a Tithonian marine sandstone in California.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1945Cylindroteuthis porrectiformis Anderson pp. 988 - 989 figs. Plate 9, figure 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
superfamilyBelemnoideaHyatt 1884
orderBelemnitidaZittel 1895
suborderBelemnitinaZittel 1895
familyBelemnitidaed'Orbigny 1845
subfamilyCylindroteuthinaeNaef 1922
genusCylindroteuthis
speciesporrectiformis

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:38:11
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:04:16
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Tithonian to the top of the Berriasian or 152.10000 to 139.80000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0USA (California) Cylindroteuthis porrectiformis (type locality: 224818)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Russian Federation (Siberia) Cylindroteuthis porrectiformis (2475)
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8Russian Federation Cylindroteuthis porrectiformis (2456 2488 2489 2490 2491 2505)
Berriasian145.0 - 139.8Russian Federation (Siberia) Cylindroteuthis porrectiformis (2467 2471 2478 2483)