†Plesioteuthis (mollusk)
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Cephalopoda - Octobrachia - Plesioteuthidae
Parent taxon: Plesioteuthididae according to T. Engeser and J. Reitner 1985
See also Jeletzky 1966 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Boreopeltis, Dorateuthis, Eromangateuthis, Maioteuthis, Paraplesioteuthis, Styloteuthis
Subtaxa: Plesioteuthis arcuata Plesioteuthis fraasii
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Germany (2 collections), Lebanon (1)
• Jurassic of Germany (2)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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