†Vampyronassa rhodanica Fischer and Riou 2002 (vampire squids)
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Full reference: J.-C. Fischer and B. Riou. 2002. Vampyronassa rhodanica nov. gen. nov sp., vampyromorphe (Cephalopoda, Coleoidea) du Callovien inférieur de la Voulte-sur-Rhône (Ardèche, France). Annales de Paléontologie 88:1-17
Belongs to Vampyronassa according to A. J. Rowe et al. 2022
See also Fischer and Riou 2002
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: LPM-B.74247. Its type locality is La Voulte-sur-Rhône, Ardèche (MNHN collection), which is in a Callovian offshore marl in France.
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at La Voulte-sur-Rhône, Ardèche (MNHN collection)
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