†family Plesioteuthidae Naef 1921

Cephalopoda - Octobrachia - Plesioteuthidae

Alternative spelling: Plesioteuthididae

Parent taxon: Prototeuthina according to D. Fuchs 2019

See also Doyle et al. 1994, Fuchs 2006, Fuchs and Larson 2011, Jattiot et al. 2015, Jeletzky 1966 and Kretzoi 1942

Sister taxon: Lioteuthididae

Subtaxa: Boreopeltis Dorateuthis Eromangateuthis Maioteuthis Paraplesioteuthis Plesioteuthis Styloteuthis

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Type: Paraplesioteuthis

Distribution:

• Cretaceous of Australia (2 collections), Cape Verde (1), Czechia (1), Germany (3), Lebanon (9), Mexico (1)

• Jurassic of France (1), Germany (2)

Total: 20 collections including 21 occurrences

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