†Marekites Košťák 2002 (octopus)
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Cephalopoda - Octopoda - Palaeololiginidae
Full reference: M. Košťák. 2002. Teuthoidea from the Bohemian Cretaceous basin (Czech Republic) - a critical review. Abhandlungen der Geologischen Bundesanstalt 57:359-369
Parent taxon: Palaeololiginidae according to D. Fuchs et al. 2017
See also Košťák 2002
Sister taxa: Palaeololigo, Rachiteuthis
Subtaxa: Marekites nebrodensis Marekites vinarensis
Ecology: fast-moving nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Czechia (1 collection), Italy (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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