Clarkeiteuthis
Extinct genus of molluscs / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Clarkeiteuthis is a genus of extinct belemnoid cephalopod known from the lower Jurassic in Germany and England. Described two species, C. conocauda and C. montefiorei are originally described as species of phragmoteuthid Phragmoteuthis, but got their own genus and moved to Diplobelida.[1]
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Clarkeiteuthis | |
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Fossil of Clarkeiteuthis conocauda preying on Leptolepis | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Cephalopoda |
Order: | †Diplobelida |
Genus: | †Clarkeiteuthis Dirk et al. 2013 |
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Synonyms | |
Synonyms of C. conocauda
Synonyms of C. montefiorei
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