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Rhynchoteuthis

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)3246961https://www.gbif.org/species/3246961
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)128385https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=128385
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Oegopsida : Ommastrephidae : Rhynchoteuthis
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Rhynchoteuthis
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)doubtful
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMolluscaLinnaeus 1758
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
genusRhynchoteuthisd'Orbigny 1847
Scientific NameRhynchoteuthis d'Orbigny, 1847
Name Published InMoll. viv. et Foss.
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Rhynchoteuthisgenusbelongs to Cephalopodastated with evidenceTeichert et al., 1964
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance145 - 140 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Last Recorded Appearance113 - 101 Ma
Early/Lower Cretaceous
Motilityfast-moving (based on Cephalopoda)
Visionwell-developed (based on Cephalopoda)
Dietcarnivore (based on Cephalopoda)
Taphonomyaragonite (based on Cephalopoda)
Primary Reference (PBDB)C. Teichert, B. Kummel, and WC Sweet, HB Stenzel, WM Furnish, BF Glenister, HK Erben, RC Moore, DE Nodine Zeller. 1964. Cephalopoda - general features - Endoceratoidea - Actinoceratoidea - Nautiloidea - Bactritoidea. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology K(3):1-519

Fossil Distribution

Obsolete Names

NameSourceTaxon RankTaxonomy
Rhynchotenthis Collinge, 1893GBIFgenusAnimalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Oegopsida : Ommastrephidae : Rhynchotenthis

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1847Rhynchoteuthis d'Orbigny p. 593
1964Rhynchoteuthis Teichert et al. p. 478

References

Teichert C., Kummel B., et al (1964) Cephalopoda - general features - Endoceratoidea - Actinoceratoidea - Nautiloidea - Bactritoidea, Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology K 3, 1-519
Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
SN2000: Brands, S. J. (compiler) 1989-2005. Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
as per family - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Moll. viv. et Foss. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
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!
 
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