†family Muensterellidae Roger 1952 (octopus)
Cephalopoda - Octopoda - Muensterellidae
Invalid subtaxa: Celaenidae Naef 1921 [replaced name], Kelaenidae Naef 1921 [replaced name]
Parent taxon: Muensterelloidea according to D. Fuchs et al. 2019
See also Fuchs et al. 2003, Green 1977, Jeletzky 1966, Kretzoi 1942, Miller 1957 and Nicholls and Isaak 1987
Sister taxa: Enchoteuthidae, Patelloctopodidae
Subtaxa: Celaenoteuthis Engeseriteuthis Etchesia Listroteuthis Muensterella Muensterellina Tyrionella
Type: Muensterella
Ecology: fast-moving nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (1: Texas collection)
• Jurassic of Germany (10), the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 12 collections including 14 occurrences