†Niobrarateuthis bonneri Miller 1957 (octopus)
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Cephalopoda - Octopoda - Enchoteuthidae
Full reference: H. W. Miller. 1957. Niobarateuthis bonneri, a new genus and species of squid from the Niobara Formation of Kansas. Journal of Paleontology 31(4):809-814
Belongs to Niobrarateuthis according to D. Fuchs et al. 2019
See also Miller 1957
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: Its type locality is Logan County [Smoky Hill Chalk Mbr, Niobrara Fm], which is in a Coniacian/Santonian marine lime mudstone in the Niobrara Formation of Kansas
Ecology: fast-moving nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of United States (3: Kansas collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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