| Mesoteuthis Temporal range: Early Jurassic to Middle Jurassic, Toarcian–Bajocian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| (unranked): | Belemnoidea |
| Genus: | Mesoteuthis |
Mesoteuthis is a genus of belemnite, an extinct group of cephalopods.
Taxonomical history
A belemnite originally described as Cylindroteuthis confessa has been re-described as Mesoteuthis soloniensis.
See also
References
- ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (Cephalopoda entry)". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363: 1–560. Retrieved 2009-04-10.
- Dzyuba, O. S.; Nalnyaeva, T. I. (May 2011). "New species of Early Bajocian Megateuthididae (Belemnitida) from the Pacific coast of Russia". Paleontological Journal. 45 (3): 260–265. Bibcode:2011PalJ...45..260D. doi:10.1134/S0031030111030051. S2CID 55930907.
http://www.servinghistory.com/topics/Mesoteuthis
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| Mesoteuthis | |
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