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Pearceiteuthis

Cephalopoda - Octobrachia - Patelloctopodidae

Taxonomy
Pearceiteuthis was named by Hewitt and Jagt (1999). Its type is Pearceiteuthis buyi.

It was assigned to Patelloctopodidae by Fuchs and Schweigert (2018) and Fuchs et al. (2019).

Species
P. buyi (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1999Pearceiteuthis Hewitt and Jagt
2018Pearceiteuthis Fuchs and Schweigert p. 207
2019Pearceiteuthis Fuchs et al. p. 80

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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
familyPatelloctopodidae
genusPearceiteuthisHewitt and Jagt 1999

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. †Pearceiteuthis Hewitt and Jagt 1999
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Pearceiteuthis buyi Hewitt and Jagt 1999
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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available