''Teudopsis'' is a genus of the

coleoid Coleoidea or Dibranchiata is one of the two subclasses of cephalopod molluscs containing all the various taxa popularly thought of as "soft-bodied" or "shell-less" (i.e. octopus, squid and cuttlefish). Unlike its extant sister group Nautiloide ...

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family Teudopsidae, known only from Lower Jurassic gladii. It has been reported from

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and Europe. During the Early Torcian period, the ''T. bollensis, T. bunelii, ''and ''T. subcostata'' all inhabited European seas. The differences in the anterior median field differentiates the three species. The life appearance of Teudopsis is probably best inferred by its close relative

Trachyteuthis ''Trachyteuthis'' is a genus of extinct octopodiform cephalopods, comprising six species: ''T. hastiformis'', ''T. latipinnis'', ''T. nusplingensis'', ''T. teudopsiformis'', ''T. covacevichi'' and ''T. chilensis''. Taxonomy The taxonomic plac ...

. A fossil with soft tissue preservation shows that this animal may have had two mantle fins, which may also be the case for Teudopsis. Teudopsis_subcostata

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Coleoidea Cephalopod genera Fossil taxa described in 1835 {{cephalopod-stub