Dorateuthis syriaca Woodward 1883 (mollusk)

Cephalopoda - Octobrachia - Plesioteuthidae

Synonyms: Curculidium senonicum Kolbe 1888, Curculionites senonicus Kolbe 1888, Dorateuthis sahilalmae Naef 1922, Geophilus senonicus Kolbe 1888, Sepialites sahilalmae Naef 1922

Belongs to Dorateuthis according to R. Jattiot et al. 2015

See also Engeser and Reitner 1986, Fuchs 2006, Fuchs and Larson 2011, Handlirsch 1907 and Kolbe 1888

Sister taxa: none

Type specimens:

  • Dorateuthis syriaca: BMNH C 5017
  • Curculionites senonicus: Its type locality is Sahel Alma (Noetling collection), which is in a Santonian carbonate lime mudstone in Lebanon.
  • Geophilus senonicus:
  • Sepialites sahilalmae: SMNS 26269. Its type locality is Sahel Alma (SMNS collection), which is in a Santonian carbonate lime mudstone in Lebanon.

Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Lebanon (7 collections)

Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence

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