Spirulida
Spirulida
Richard E. Young
- Spirulidae Owen, 1836
- Cretaceous spirulids
Note: this taxon list is still under construction. It does not yet contain all known Spirulida subgroups.
Introduction
A single living species is presently recognized in the Spirulida. It is found in oceanic waters throughout the worlds tropical and subtropical oceans generally in association with land masses. A substantial fossil record, however, exists.References
Bruun, A. F. 1943. The biology of Spirula spirula (L.). Dana-Report No. 24. 49pp.
Clarke, M. R. 1969. Cephalopoda collected on the SOND cruise. J.Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K., 49: 961-976.
Clarke, M. R. 1970. Growth and development of Spirula spirula. Jour. Mar. Biol. Ass. U. K. 50: 53-64.
Herring, P. J., M. R. Clarke, S. von Boletzky and K. P. Ryan. 1981. The light organs of Sepiola atlantica and Spirula spirula (Mollusca: Cephalpooda): bacterial and intrinsic systems in the order Sepioidea. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K., 61: 901-916.
Naef, A. 1922 -- Die Fossilen Tintenfische. Gustav Fischer, Jena. 322 pp.
Schmidt, J. 1922. Live specimens of Spirula. Nature, 110, No. 2271.
Young, R. E., M. Vecchione and D. Donovan. 1998. The evolution of coleoid cephalopods and their present biodiversity and ecology. South African Jour. Mar. Sci., 20: 393-420.
Title Illustrations
| Scientific Name | Spirulida |
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| Sex | Male |
| View | lateral |
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© 1998 Martina A. Compagno Roeleveld (ca. 1946-2006)
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| Scientific Name | Spirula spirula |
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| Location | from a Florida beach |
| Body Part | Shell |
| View | Side |
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© 1996
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| Scientific Name | Cyrtobelus hornbyense |
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| Location | Hornby Island (Vancouver Island, Canada |
| Specimen Condition | Fossil -- Period: Late Cretaceous (Campanian) |
| Identified By | Dirk Fuchs |
| Body Part | phragmocone |
| View | lateral |
| Size | 17mm |
| Type | Holotype |
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| Copyright |
© Dirk Fuchs
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