Kingdom Animalia Class Cephalopoda Genus Dorateuthis | Phylum Mollusca Family †Plesioteuthididae Species D. syrica | |
Similar Plesioteuthididae, Rhomboteuthis lehmani, Trachyteuthis, Keuppia, Octopodiformes | ||
Dorateuthis is a genus of cephalopod with a gladius and soft-part anatomy preserved. This cephalopod likely appeared at the end of the Triassic period and disappeared during the latest Cretaceous.
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