Keuppia levante Fuchs et al. 2009 (octopus)

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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