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Extinct genus of molluscs

Leptotheuthis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Vampyromorphida
Suborder: †Loligosepiina
Family: †Leptotheuthidae
Genus: †Leptotheuthis
Species: †L. gigas
Binomial name
†Leptotheuthis gigas
Meyer, 1834
Synonyms
  • Leptoteuthis d'Orbigny, 1845 (Unjustified Emendation)

Leptotheuthis is a monospecific genus of cephalopod known primarily from gladii, with soft parts often preserved in the German Solnholfen limestone. The name is sometimes misspelled as Leptoteuthis, after an unjustified emendation published in 1845.

References

  1. "Leptotheuthis Meyer, 1834". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
  2. Donovan, Desmond & Fuchs, Dirk. (2016). Fossilized Soft Tissues in Coleoidea. Treatise Online. 73. 10.17161/to.v0i0.5675.
  3. Košťák, M., Schlögl, J., Fuchs, D. et al. Fossil evidence for vampire squid inhabiting oxygen-depleted ocean zones since at least the Oligocene. Commun Biol 4, 216 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-01714-0
  4. "Leptoteuthis d'Orbigny, 1845". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2023-11-21.

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