†Pohlsepia mazonensis Kluessendorf and Doyle 2003 (mollusk)
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Full reference: J. Kluessendorf and P. Doyle. 2003. Pohlsepia mazonensis, an early "octopus" from the Carboniferous of Illinois, USA. Palaeontology 43:919-926
Belongs to Pohlsepia according to J. Kluessendorf and P. Doyle 2003
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: FMNH PE51727. Its type locality is Pit 11, Braidwood, Mazon Creek (FMNH coll), which is in a Westphalian D deltaic mudstone in the Carbondale Formation of Illinois.
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Pit 11, Braidwood, Mazon Creek (FMNH coll)
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