†Keuppia hyperbolaris 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 levante
Type specimen: MNHNL-CRE045. Its type locality is Hadjoula (MNHNL collection), which is in a Cenomanian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone in the Sannine Limestone Formation of Lebanon.
Ecology: fast-moving nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Hadjoula (MNHNL collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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