†Dorateuthis Woodward 1883 (mollusk)
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Cephalopoda - Octobrachia - Plesioteuthidae
Parent taxon: Plesioteuthididae according to R. Jattiot et al. 2015
See also Fuchs 2006, Fuchs and Larson 2011, Jeletzky 1966 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Boreopeltis, Eromangateuthis, Maioteuthis, Paraplesioteuthis, Plesioteuthis, Styloteuthis
Subtaxa: Dorateuthis syriaca
Type: Dorateuthis syriaca
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Lebanon (7 collections)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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