Nipponoteuthis Iba et al. 2014 (belemnite)

Cephalopoda - Belemnitida - Nipponoteuthidae

Full reference: Y. Iba, S. I. Sano, and J. Mutterlose. 2014. The early evolutionary history of belemnites: new data from Japan. PLoS One 9(5):e95632

Parent taxon: Nipponoteuthidae according to Y. Iba et al. 2014

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Nipponoteuthis katana

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Type: Nipponoteuthis katana

Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Hosoura port, Minamisanriku Town, Miyagi Prefecture (Jurassic of Japan)

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