Vampyronassa
Vampyronassa rhodanica ("vampire fish trap") is an extinct vampyromorph cephalopod known from around 20 fossils from the Lower Callovian (165–164 Ma) of La Voulte-sur-Rhône, Ardèche, France.
| Vampyronassa Temporal range: Middle Jurassic | |
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| Pyritized fossil of Vampyronassa rhodanica from Voulte-sur-Rhône, France. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Order: | Vampyromorphida |
| Family: | Vampyroteuthidae |
| Genus: | †Vampyronassa Fischer & Riou, 2002 |
| Species: | †V. rhodanica |
| Binomial name | |
| †Vampyronassa rhodanica Fischer & Riou, 2002 | |
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