†suborder Prototeuthina Naef 1921 (mollusk)
Alternative spelling: Prototeuthidina
Parent taxon: Octobrachia according to D. Fuchs 2019
See also Fuchs 2006, Fuchs and Larson 2011, Jattiot et al. 2015, Jeletzky 1966 and Riegraf 1987
Sister taxa: Cirroctopodida, Octopoda, Vampyromorphida
Subtaxa: Lioteuthididae Plesioteuthidae
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Australia (2 collections), Cape Verde (1), the Czech Republic (1), Germany (3), Lebanon (9), Mexico (1)
• Jurassic of France (1), Germany (3)
Total: 21 collections including 22 occurrences