Biology:Leptotheuthis

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Short description: Extinct genus of molluscs

Leptotheuthis
Eichstätt Leptoteuthis gigas.jpg
Scientific classification edit
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[1] is a monospecific genus of cephalopod known primarily from gladii, with soft parts often preserved in the German Solnholfen limestone.[2][3] The name is sometimes misspelled as Leptoteuthis, after an unjustified emendation published in 1845.[4]

References

  1. "Leptotheuthis Meyer, 1834" (in en). https://www.gbif.org/species/4625487. 
  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" (in en). https://www.gbif.org/species/3245646. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q6528566 entry