†Trachyteuthis hastiformis Rüppell 1829 (octopus)
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Cephalopoda - Octopoda - Trachyteuthididae
Alternative combination: Sepia hastiformis
Belongs to Trachyteuthis according to D. Fuchs 2006
Sister taxa: Trachyteuthis bacchiai, Voltzia palmeri
Type specimen: SMF XI 1328, an other (gladius)
Ecology: fast-moving nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Nusplingen Plattenkalk, Liegende Bankkalk Fm. (Jurassic of Germany)
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