Cephalopoda - Octopoda - Octopodidae
Full reference: A. Mironenko, L. Giusberti, G. Serafini, R. Zorzin, and A. F. Bannikov. 2024. The first Cenozoic octopod: a Lower Eocene record from Bolca, northeastern Italy. Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia 130:603-612
Belongs to Bolcaoctopus according to A. Mironenko et al. 2024
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: MGP-PD 31434 / MFB IG23682. Its type locality is Pesciara di Bolca, Monte Bolca (Padova MGP-PD collection), which is in a Ypresian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal limestone in the Pesciara Formation of Italy.
Ecology: fast-moving nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of Italy (3 collections)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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