''Mesoteuthis'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of
belemnite, an extinct group of
cephalopods.
Taxonomical history
A belemnite originally described as ''
Cylindroteuthis confessa'' has been re-described as ''Mesoteuthis soloniensis''.
See also
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Belemnite
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List of belemnites
This list of belemnite genera is an attempt to create a comprehensive listing of all genera that have ever been included in the extinct subclass Belemnoidea, excluding purely vernacular terms. The list includes all commonly accepted genera, as we ...
References
http://www.servinghistory.com/topics/Mesoteuthis
Belemnites
Jurassic cephalopods
Extinct animals of Europe
Toarcian first appearances
Middle Jurassic extinctions
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