†family Palaeololiginidae Naef 1922 (octopus)

Cephalopoda - Octopoda - Palaeololiginidae

Alternative spelling: Paleololiginidae

Parent taxon: Teudopseina according to D. Fuchs et al. 2017

See also Doyle et al. 1994, Fuchs 2006, Fuchs and Larson 2011, Green 1977, Jattiot et al. 2015, Jeletzky 1966, Košťák 2002 and Miller 1957

Sister taxa: Kalaenidae, Muensterelloidea, Teudopsidae, Trachyteuthididae

Subtaxa: Marekites Palaeololigo Rachiteuthis

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Type: Palaeololigo

Ecology: fast-moving nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Czechia (1 collection), Italy (2), Lebanon (4)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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