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Proteroctopus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
incertae sedis

Scientific name
  
Proteroctopus ribeti

Rank
  
Species

Subclass
  
Coleoidea

Superorder
  
Octopodiformes

Genus
  
Proteroctopus

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Order
  
Octopus

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Similar
  
Pohlsepia, Octopus, Styletoctopus, Keuppia, Coleoidea

Proteroctopus ribeti was a primitive octopod that lived in the Middle Jurassic, approximately 164 million years ago. The single fossil specimen assigned to this species originates from the Lower Callovian of Voulte-sur-Rhône in France. It is currently on display at the Musée de Paléontologie de La Voulte-sur-Rhône.

The morphology of P. ribeti suggests a necto-epipelagic mode of life.

References

Proteroctopus Wikipedia