Muensterella Schevill 1950 (octopus)

Cephalopoda - Octopoda - Muensterellidae

Invalid subtaxa: Celaeno Gray 1825 [replaced name], Kelaeno Gray 1825 [replaced name]

Parent taxon: Muensterellidae according to D. Fuchs et al. 2019

See also Fuchs et al. 2003, Gray 1825, Kretzoi 1942 and Sepkoski 2002

Sister taxa: Celaenoteuthis, Engeseriteuthis, Etchesia, Listroteuthis, Muensterellina, Tyrionella

Subtaxa: Muensterella jillae Muensterella scutellaris Muensterella spinosa

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Ecology: fast-moving nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of United States (1: Texas collection)

• Jurassic of Germany (2)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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