Cephalopoda - Octopoda - Patelloctopodidae

Full reference: D. Fuchs and G. Schweigert. 2018. First Middle–Late Jurassic gladius vestiges provide new evidence on the detailed origin of incirrate and cirrate octopuses (Coleoidea). PalZ 92:203-217

Parent taxon: Patelloctopodidae according to D. Fuchs et al. 2019

See also Fuchs and Schweigert 2018

Sister taxon: Pearceiteuthis

Subtaxa: Patelloctopus ilgi

view classification

Type: Patelloctopus ilgi

Ecology: fast-moving nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Nusplingen quarry (Jurassic of Germany)

Show more details

Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.