Vampyronassa Fischer and Riou 2002 (vampire squids)

Cephalopoda - Vampyromorpha

Full reference: J.-C. Fischer and B. Riou. 2002. Vampyronassa rhodanica nov. gen. nov sp., vampyromorphe (Cephalopoda, Coleoidea) du Callovien inférieur de la Voulte-sur-Rhône (Ardèche, France). Annales de Paléontologie 88:1-17

Parent taxon: Vampyromorpha according to A. J. Rowe et al. 2022

See also Fischer and Riou 2002

Sister taxa: Actinosepiidae, Kelaenina, Nanaimoteuthis, Vampyroteuthidae, Vampyroteuthis

Subtaxa: Vampyronassa rhodanica

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Type: Vampyronassa rhodanica

Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at La Voulte-sur-Rhône, Ardèche (MNHN collection) (Jurassic of France)

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