Chuvashiteuthis Ippolitov et al. 2017 (belemnite)

Cephalopoda - Belemnitida - Megateuthididae

Full reference: A. P. Ippolitov, A. Y. Berezin, M. A. Rogov and B. G. Desai. 2017. The first record of Late Jurassic megateuthidid belemnites- Chuvashiteuthis aenigmatica gen. et sp. nov. from the upper Kimmeridgian of Central Russia. Bulletin of Geosciences 92(3)

Parent taxon: Megateuthididae according to A. P. Ippolitov et al. 2017

Sister taxa: Acrocoelites, Cuspiteuthis, Dactyloteuthis, Megateuthis, Paramegateuthis

Subtaxa: Chuvashiteuthis aenigmatica

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Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Jurassic of the Russian Federation (2 collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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