Biology:Mizuhobaris
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Short description: Extinct genus of molluscs
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| Mizuhobaris izumoensis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Octopoda |
| Family: | Argonautidae |
| Genus: | †Mizuhobaris Yokoyama, 1913 |
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Mizuhobaris is an extinct genus of shelled octopods from the Late Miocene.
M. lepta was found in the Los Angeles Basin, California . This species is characterised by low radial ribs on a thin, keelless, planispirally coiled eggcase. It represents the first Argonautidae fossil from the Western Hemisphere.[1]
References
- ↑ Saul, L. & C. Stadum (2005). "Fossil Argonauts (Mollusca: Cephalopoda: Octopodida) From Late Miocene Siltstones Of The Los Angeles Basin, California". Journal of Paleontology 79 (3): 520–531. doi:10.1666/0022-3360(2005)079<0520:FAMCOF>2.0.CO;2. http://apt.allenpress.com/aptonline/?request=get-abstract&issn=0022-3360&volume=079&issue=03&page=0520.[|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
Further reading
- Yanagisawa, Y. 1990. "Age of fossil Argonautidae (Cephalopoda) from Hokuriku Province (central Honshu, Japan) based on diatom biostratigraphy.". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20070927010041/http://www.gsj.jp/Pub/Bull/vol_41/41-03_02.pdf. (1.90 MiB) Bull. Geol. Surv. Japan 41 (3): 115-127.
Wikidata ☰ Q6884803 entry
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