Styletoctopus Fuchs et al. 2009 (octopus)

Cephalopoda - Octopoda - Octopodidae

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

Parent taxon: Octopodidae according to D. Fuchs et al. 2009

Sister taxon: Bolcaoctopus

Subtaxa: Styletoctopus annae

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Type: Styletoctopus annae

Ecology: fast-moving nektobenthic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Haqel (MSNM collection) (Cretaceous of Lebanon)

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