''Mesoteuthis'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
belemnite
Belemnitida (or belemnites) is an extinct order (biology), order of squid-like cephalopods that existed from the Late Triassic to Late Cretaceous (And possibly the Eocene). Unlike squid, belemnites had an internal skeleton that made up the cone ...
, an extinct group of
cephalopod
A cephalopod is any member of the molluscan Taxonomic rank, class Cephalopoda (Greek language, Greek plural , ; "head-feet") such as a squid, octopus, cuttlefish, or nautilus. These exclusively marine animals are characterized by bilateral symm ...
s.
Taxonomical history
A belemnite originally described as ''
Cylindroteuthis
''Cylindroteuthis'' is a genus of belemnitida, belemnite that lived from the Early Jurassic to the Early Cretaceous. Its fossils have been found in Asia, Europe, North America, and New Zealand.
Taxonomical history
''Cylindroteuthis'' was first ...
confessa'' has been re-described as ''Mesoteuthis soloniensis''.
See also
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Belemnite
Belemnitida (or belemnites) is an extinct order (biology), order of squid-like cephalopods that existed from the Late Triassic to Late Cretaceous (And possibly the Eocene). Unlike squid, belemnites had an internal skeleton that made up the cone ...
*
List of belemnites
References
http://www.servinghistory.com/topics/Mesoteuthis
Belemnites
Jurassic cephalopods
Extinct animals of Europe
Toarcian first appearances
Middle Jurassic extinctions
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