†Engeseriteuthis arcuatus Fuchs et al. 2019 (octopus)
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Cephalopoda - Octopoda - Muensterellidae
Full reference: D. Fuchs, Y. Iba, A. Heyng, M. Iijima, C. Klug, N. L. Larson, and G. Schweigert. 2019. The Muensterelloidea: phylogeny and character evolution of Mesozoic stem octopods. Papers in Palaeontology 6:31-92
Belongs to Engeseriteuthis according to D. Fuchs et al. 2019
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: JME SOS Scha 709. Its type locality is Stark Quarry, Schamhaupten, which is in a Kimmeridgian lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidal lime mudstone/bindstone in the Painten Formation of Germany.
Ecology: fast-moving nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Germany (5 collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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