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Myopsida

Cephalopoda - Myopsida

Taxonomy
Myopsida was named by d'Orbigny (1841). It is extant.

It was assigned to Decabrachia by Nixon (2011).

Subtaxa

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1841Myopsida d'Orbigny
2011Myopsida Nixon p. 2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
superorderDecabrachiaBoettger 1952
orderMyopsidad'Orbigny 1841
orderMyopsidad'Orbigny 1841

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. Myopsida d'Orbigny 1841
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Fm. Loliginidae d'Orbigny 1841
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G. Loligo Schneider 1784
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Rhaetian to the top of the Rupelian or 208.50000 to 28.10000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 201.3 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Italy (Trento) Loligo sp. (232118)
Rupelian33.9 - 28.1Russian Federation (Krasnodar Krai) Loligo sp. (226844)