†Nanaimoteuthis Tanabe 2008 (vampire squids)
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Full reference: K. Tanabe. 2008. Taxonomic names, in Late Cretaceous octobrachiate coleoid lower jaws from the north Pacific regions. Journal of Paleontology 82:398-408
Parent taxon: Vampyromorphida according to K. Tanabe and Y. Hikida 2010
See also Tanabe 2008
Sister taxa: Actinosepiidae, Kelaenina, Vampyronassa, Vampyroteuthidae, Vampyroteuthis
Subtaxa: Nanaimoteuthis jeletzkyi Nanaimoteuthis yokotai
Type: Nanaimoteuthis jeletzkyi
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Canada (1: British Columbia collection), Japan (2)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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