Paraglyphiteuthis crenata Fritsch 1910 (octopus)

Cephalopoda - Octopoda - Trachyteuthididae

Alternative combination: Glyphiteuthis crenata

Full reference: A. Fritsch. 1910. Miscellanea Palaeontologica. II. Mesozoica 1-25

Belongs to Paraglyphiteuthis according to M. Košťák 2002

See also Fritsch 1910

Sister taxa: Glyphiteuthis abisaadiorum, Glyphiteuthis freijii, Glyphiteuthis libanotica, Glyphiteuthis minor, Glyphiteuthis ornata, Glyphiteuthis rhinophora

Type specimen: NMP 03258/03259. Its type locality is Vinar bei Hohenmauth, which is in a Turonian marine siliciclastic in the Jizera Formation of Czechia.

Ecology: fast-moving nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Vinar bei Hohenmauth

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