Teudopsis

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Teudopsis
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Fossil Teudopsis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Cephalopoda
Order:
Vampyromorphida
Family:
Teudopsidae
Subfamily:
Teudopseinae

Naef, 1921
Genus:
Teudopsis

Eudes-Deslongchamps, 1835
Species [1]
  • T. bollensis
  • T. bunelii
  • T. cadominensis
  • T. jeletzkyi
  • T. subcostata

Teudopsis is a genus of the coleoid cephalopod family Teudopsidae, known only from Lower Jurassic gladii. [2] It has been reported from Alberta, Canada [2] and Europe. During the Early Torcian period, the T. bollensis, T. bunelii, and T. subcostata all inhabited European seas. [3] The differences in the anterior median field differentiates the three species. [3] The life appearance of Teudopsis is probably best inferred by its close relative Trachyteuthis. A fossil with soft tissue preservation shows that this animal may have had two mantle fins, which may also be the case for Teudopsis. [4] [3]

Life restoration Teudopsis subcostata.png
Life restoration

References

  1. ↑ "Musée national d'histoire naturelle". Musée national d'histoire naturelle. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  2. 1 2 Hall; Neuman (1989). "Teudopsis cadominensis, a New Teuthid Squid from the Toarcian (Lower Jurassic) of Alberta". Journal of Paleontology. 63 (3): 324–327. doi:10.1017/S0022336000019478. JSTOR   1305502. S2CID   133100189.
  3. 1 2 3 Fuchs, D.; Weis, R. (2010). "Taxonomy, morphology and phylogeny of Lower Jurassic teudopseid coleoids (Cephalopoda)". Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie - Abhandlungen. 257 (3): 351–366. doi:10.1127/0077-7749/2010/0083.
  4. ↑ Doyle, Peter. "Teuthid Cephalopods From The Lower Jurassic Of Yorkshire" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 16, 2011.


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