Dorateuthis
| Dorateuthis syrica | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Family: | †Plesioteuthididae |
| Genus: | Dorateuthis |
| Species: | D. syrica |
| Binomial name | |
| Dorateuthis syrica | |
Dorateuthis is a genus of cephalopod with a gladius and soft-part anatomy preserved.[1][2] This cephalopod likely appeared at the end of the Triassic period and disappeared during the latest Cretaceous.
References
- ↑ Woodward, H. (2009). "I.—On a New Genus of Fossil "Calamary," from the Cretaceous Formation of Sahel Alma, near Beirût, Lebanon, Syria". Geological Magazine. 10: 1. doi:10.1017/S0016756800159667.
- ↑ Alexander Lukeneder; Mathias Harzhauser (2004). "The Cretaceous coleoid Dorateuthis syriaca WOODWARD: morphology, feeding habits and phylogenetic implications" (PDF). Ann. Naturhist. Mus. Wien. 106. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
External links
- Image: "Prototeuthidina".
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