''Kapal'' is a

monotypic genus In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispe ...

of shelled octopods comprising the species ''Kapal batavus''. ''Kapal batavus'' was described in 1930 based on fossil material from Lower

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shales of

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. The eggcase of this species is considerably more evolute than that of '' Argonauta'', possessing an open

umbilical region The umbilical region is one of the nine regions of the abdomen. It is the region that surrounds the area around the umbilicus and is placed approximately halfway between the xiphoid process and the pubic symphysis. This region of the abdomen ...

, and seems to lack the nodes present in members of that genus. '' Kapal'' is Indonesian for "ship". Extinct animals of Indonesia

References

Kapal LCT
Argonautidae Monotypic prehistoric cephalopod genera {{Octopus-stub