Mesoteuthis is a genus of belemnite, an extinct group of cephalopods.[1]
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Taxonomical history edit
A belemnite originally described as Cylindroteuthis confessa has been re-described as Mesoteuthis soloniensis.[2]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b 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.
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