Eocylindroteuthis yokoyamai Iba et al. 2014 (belemnite)

Cephalopoda - Belemnitida

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

Belongs to Eocylindroteuthis according to Y. Iba et al. 2014

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: UHR 33255. Its type locality is Hosoura port, Minamisanriku Town, Miyagi Prefecture, which is in a Sinemurian marine sandstone in the Hosoura Formation of Japan.

Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Hosoura port, Minamisanriku Town, Miyagi Prefecture

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