†Trachyteuthis bacchiai Fuchs and Larson 2011 (octopus)
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Cephalopoda - Octopoda - Trachyteuthididae
Full reference: D. Fuchs and N. Larson. 2011. Diversity, morphology, and phylogeny of cephalopods from the Upper Cretaceous plattenkalks of Lebanon - part II: Teudopseina. Journal of Paleontology 85:815-834
Belongs to Trachyteuthis according to D. Fuchs and N. Larson 2011
Sister taxa: Trachyteuthis hastiformis, Voltzia palmeri
Type specimen: MSNMi20591. Its type locality is Haqel (MSNM collection), which is in a Cenomanian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal carbonate in Lebanon.
Ecology: fast-moving nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Lebanon (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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