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Engeseriteuthis arcuatus

Cephalopoda - Octobrachia - Muensterellidae

Taxonomy
Engeseriteuthis arcuatus was named by Fuchs et al. (2019). Its type specimen is JME SOS Scha 709 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Stark Quarry, Schamhaupten, which is in a Kimmeridgian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone/bindstone in the Painten Formation of Germany. It is the type species of Engeseriteuthis.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2019Engeseriteuthis arcuatus Fuchs et al. p. 65 fig. 11

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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
suborderTeudopseina(Storabogatov 1983)
superfamilyMuensterelloideaRoger 1952
familyMuensterellidaeRoger 1952
genusEngeseriteuthis
speciesarcuatus

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.

Engeseriteuthis arcuatus Fuchs et al. 2019
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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: base of the Late/Upper Kimmeridgian to the top of the Early/Lower Tithonian or 155.70000 to 145.00000 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany (Bayern) Engeseriteuthis arcuatus (type locality: 59175 212959)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Germany (Eastern Barvaria) Engeseriteuthis arcuatus (187436)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany (Bayern) Engeseriteuthis arcuatus (117534)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Germany Engeseriteuthis arcuatus (122880)