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Phragmoteuthis ✝
Description | Phragmoteuthis is a genus of coleoid cephalopod known from the late Triassic to the lower Jurassic. Its soft tissue has been preserved; some specimens contain intact ink sacs, and others, gills. It had an internal phragmocone and ten arms. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phragmoteuthis, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rank | genus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Phragmoteuthididae : Phragmoteuthis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Phragmoteuthida : Phragmoteuthididae : Phragmoteuthis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Phragmoteuthis Mojsisovics, 1882 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Abh. Geol. Reichsanst. Wien, 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 247 - 242 Ma Triassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 209 - 201 Ma Mesozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | fast-moving (based on Cephalopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | well-developed (based on Cephalopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | carnivore (based on Cephalopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Cephalopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phragmoteuthis |
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Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Phragmoteuthis huxleyi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Phragmoteuthis montefiorei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Phragmoteuthis ticinensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1882 | Phragmoteuthis Mojsisovics |
1970 | Phragmoteuthis Rieber p. 36 |
2002 | Phragmoteuthis Sepkoski, Jr. |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!