Loligosepia Quenstedt 1839 (mollusk)

Cephalopoda - Loligosepiida - Loligosepiidae

Synonyms: Belopeltis Voltz 1840, Geoteuthis Munster 1843, Palaeosepia Theodori 1844

Parent taxon: Loligosepiidae according to R. Jattiot et al. 2024

See also Donovan and von Boletzky 2014, Jeletzky 1966, Kretzoi 1942, Reitner 1978, Riegraf 1985 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Loliginites, Neololigosepia, Parabelopeltis

Subtaxa: Loligosepia bucklandi Loligosepia neidernachensis

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Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Jurassic of France (1 collection), Germany (1), the United Kingdom (8)

• Triassic of Germany (1)

Total: 11 collections including 12 occurrences

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