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Extinct genus of molluscs

Etchesia
Temporal range: Tithonian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Octopoda
Family: †Muensterellidae
Genus: †Etchesia
Fuchs, 2017
Type species
Etchesia martilli
Fuchs, 2017

Etchesia is a genus of muensterellid stem-octopod from the Kimmeridge Clay Formation of southern England. It is monotypic, consisting solely of type species E. martilli.

References

  1. Fuchs, Dirk (2019). "A new peculiar muensterellid coleoid (Cephalopoda) from the Kimmeridge Clay Formation of Dorset (England)". Proceedings of the Geologists' Association. 130 (3–4): 339–344. Bibcode:2019PrGA..130..339F. doi:10.1016/j.pgeola.2017.07.004. S2CID 134563397.
Taxon identifiers
Etchesia


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