†Keuppia levante Fuchs et al. 2009 (octopus)
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Cephalopoda - Octopoda - Palaeoctopodidae
Full reference: D. Fuchs, G. Bracchi, and R. Weis. 2009. New octopods (Cephalopoda: Coleoidea) from the Late Cretaceous (Upper Cenomanian) of Hâkel and Hâdjoula, Lebanon. Palaeontology 52:65-81
Belongs to Keuppia according to D. Fuchs et al. 2009
Sister taxon: Keuppia hyperbolaris
Type specimen: MSNM i26320. Its type locality is Hadjoula (MSNM collection), which is in a Cenomanian carbonate carbonate in Lebanon.
Ecology: fast-moving nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Hadjoula (MSNM collection)
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