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Argonautidae

Cephalopoda - Octobrachia - Argonautidae

Taxonomy
Argonautidae was named by Tryon (1879). It is extant.

It was assigned to Octopoda by Doyle et al. (1994); to Incirrina by Boyle and Rodhouse (2005); and to Argonautoidea by Martill and Barker (2006).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1879Argonautidae Tryon
1994Argonautidae Doyle et al. p. 7
2005Argonautidae Boyle and Rodhouse p. 345
2006Argonautidae Martill and Barker p. 1036

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
RankNameAuthor
—Neocoleoidea
superorderVampyropodavon Boletzky 1992
orderOctobrachia(Fiorini 1981)
orderOctopodaLeach 1818
suborderIncirrataGrimpe 1917
superfamilyArgonautoideaCantraine 1841
familyArgonautidaeTryon 1879
familyArgonautidaeTryon 1879

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.

Fm. Argonautidae Tryon 1879
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G. Argonauta Linnaeus 1758
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†Argonauta absyrtus Martill and Barker 2006
Argonauta argo Linnaeus 1758
†Argonauta biarmata Ponzi 1876
†Argonauta tokunagai Yokoyama 1913
Subfm. Argonautinae Tryon 1879
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G. †Obinautilus Kobayashi 1954
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†Obinautilus pulchra Kobayashi 1954
Subfm. †Mizuhobariinae Noda et al. 1986
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G. †Mizuhobaris Noda et al. 1986
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†Mizuhobaris izumoensis Yokoyama 1913
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:28:52
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:28:52
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Miocene to the top of the Zanclean or 23.03000 to 3.60000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 15.97 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Japan (Nagano) Mizuhobaris izumoensis (51576)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Cyprus Argonauta absyrtus (66957)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Japan (Nagano) Mizuhobaris izumoensis (227623)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Japan Argonauta tokunagai (167936 167937 179844)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Holy See (Vatican City State) Argonauta biarmata, Argonauta argo (209253)