†Palaeoctopus newboldi Woodward 1896 (octopus)
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Cephalopoda - Octopoda - Palaeoctopodidae
Alternative combination: Calais newboldi
Synonyms: Beloteuthis libanotica Naef 1922, Parateudopsis libanotica Naef 1922
Full reference: H. Woodward. 1896. On a fossil Octopus (Calais newboldi, J. de C. Sby. MS.) from the Cretaceous of the Lebanon. The Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London 52:229-234
Belongs to Palaeoctopus according to D. Fuchs et al. 2008
See also Engeser and Reitner 1986, Haas 2002, Woodward 1896 and Woodward 1896
Sister taxa: none
Ecology: fast-moving nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Lebanon (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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