Phragmoteuthis

Phragmoteuthis Temporal range: Late Triassic – Early Jurassic PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Phragmoteuthis conocauda
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Order:	†Phragmoteuthida
Family:	†Phragmoteuthidae
Genus:	†Phragmoteuthis Mojsisovics, 1882
Species
P. bisinuata (Bronn, 1859) P. conocauda (Quenstedt, 1849) P. huxleyi Donovan, 2006 P. montefiorei (Buckman, 1880) ?P. ticinensis Rieber, 1970
Synonyms
Acanthoteuthis bisinuata Bronn, 1859 Acanthoteuthis conocauda Quenstedt, 1849 Belemnotheutis montefiorei Buckman, 1880

Phragmoteuthis is a genus of coleoid cephalopod known from the late Triassic^[1] to the lower Jurassic.^[2] Its soft tissue has been preserved; some specimens contain intact ink sacs,^[1] and others, gills.^[3] It had an internal phragmocone^[1] and ten arms.^[4]

References

1. Doguzhaeva, L.; Summesberger, H.; Mutvei, H.; Brandstaetter, F. (2007). "The mantle, ink sac, ink, arm hooks and soft body debris associated with the shells in Late Triassic coleoid cephalopod Phragmoteuthis from the Austrian Alps". Palaeoworld. 16 (4): 272–284. doi:10.1016/j.palwor.2007.08.002.
2. Mutvei, H.; Donovan, D. T. (2006), "Siphuncular structure in some fossil coleoids and Recent Spirula", Palaeontology, 49 (3): 685–691, doi:10.1111/j.1475-4983.2006.00533.x
3. Joachim Reitner (2009-11-11). "Preserved gill remains in Phragmoteuthis conocauda (Quenstedt, 1846-49) (Toarcian, Southern Western Germany)" (PDF). Berliner paläobiologische Abhandlungen. 10: 289–295.
4. Donovan, D. T. (2006). "Phragmoteuthida (Cephalopoda: Coleoidea) from the Lower Jurassic of Dorset, England". Palaeontology. 49 (3): 673–684. doi:10.1111/j.1475-4983.2006.00552.x.