†Acanthoteuthis Wagner in Munster 1839 (belemnite)
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Cephalopoda - Belemnitida - Belemnotheutidae
Synonyms: Belemnoteuthis Pearce 1842, Ostracoteuthis Zittel 1884
Parent taxon: Belemnotheutidae according to P. Doyle and E. V. Shakides 2004
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxon: Antarctiteuthis
Subtaxa: Acanthoteuthis antiquus Acanthoteuthis leichi Acanthoteuthis mayri Acanthoteuthis polonica Acanthoteuthis speciosa Acanthoteuthis syriaca
Type: Acanthoteuthis speciosa
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Canada (1: Yukon collection), Germany (2), the United Kingdom (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
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