Clarkeiteuthis

Clarkeiteuthis; Temporal range: Sinemurian to Toarcian
	Fossil of Clarkeiteuthis conocauda preying on Leptolepis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Order:	†Diplobelida
Genus:	†Clarkeiteuthis; Dirk et al. 2013
Species
	C. conocauda Quenstedt, 1849; C. montefiorei Buckman, 1880;
Synonyms
	Synonyms of C. conocauda Onychoteuthis conocauda Quenstedt, 1849; Acanthoteuthis conocauda (Quenstedt, 1849); Phragmoteuthis conocauda (Quenstedt, 1849); Synonyms of C. montefiorei Belemnoteuthis montefiorei Buckman, 1880; Acanthoteuthis montefiorei (Buckman, 1880); Phragmoteuthis montefiorei (Buckman, 1880);

Clarkeiteuthis is a genus of extinct belemnoid cephalopod known from the lower Jurassic in Germany and England. Described two species, C. conocauda and C. montefiorei are originally described as species of phragmoteuthid Phragmoteuthis, but got their own genus and moved to Diplobelida.

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