†Rachiteuthis acutali Jattiot et al. 2015 (octopus)
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Cephalopoda - Octopoda - Palaeololiginidae
Full reference: R. Jattiot, A. Brayard, E. Fara and S. Charbonnier. 2015. Gladius-bearing coleoids from the Upper Cretaceous Lebanese Lagerstätten: diversity, morphology, and phylogenetic implications. Journal of Paleontology 89:148-167
Belongs to Rachiteuthis according to R. Jattiot et al. 2015
Sister taxon: Rachiteuthis donovani
Type specimen: MNHN.F.A50408. Its type locality is Hadjoula (MNHN 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 (MNHN collection)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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