Argonauta absyrtus
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†Argonauta absyrtus is an extinct species of octopus assigned to the genus Argonauta.
Quick Facts Argonauta absyrtus Temporal range: Miocene, Scientific classification ...
Argonauta absyrtus Temporal range: Miocene | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Cephalopoda |
Order: | Octopoda |
Family: | Argonautidae |
Genus: | Argonauta |
Species: | †A. absyrtus |
Binomial name | |
†Argonauta absyrtus Martill & Barker, 2006 | |
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A. absyrtus was described in 2006 based on fossil material from the Serravallian (Middle Miocene) Pakhna Formation of southern Cyprus. It represents the first argonaut fossil reported from the eastern Mediterranean.[1]