Kingdom Animalia Class Cephalopoda Species J. douglassae | Phylum Mollusca Subclass Coleoida Rank Genus | |
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Similar Pohlsepia, Yuyuanozoon, Phragmoteuthis, Belemnotheutis, Myoscolex | ||
Jeletzkya douglassae is a fossil coleoid from the early Pennsylvanian Mazon Creek lagerstätten and represents the earliest known crown-group squid. Non-mineralized anatomy is preserved and comprises ten hooked tentacles and a radula.
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