Phragmoteuthis
Phragmoteuthis is a genus of extinct coleoid cephalopod known from the late Triassic to the lower Jurassic. Its soft tissue has been preserved; some specimens contain intact ink sacs. It had an internal phragmocone and an unknown number of arms.
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| Specimen of P. bisinuata | |
| Arm hook of P. bisinuata | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | †Phragmoteuthida |
| Family: | †Phragmoteuthidae |
| Genus: | †Phragmoteuthis Mojsisovics, 1882 |
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Previously described species, P. conocauda and P. montefiorei got their own genus, Clarkeiteuthis.
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