Vampyronassa rhodanica
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| Vampyronassa rhodanica Fossil range: Middle Jurassic |
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| Pyritized fossil of Vampyronassa rhodanica from Voulte-sur-Rhône, France. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | Coleoidea |
| Superorder: | Octopodiformes |
| Order: | Vampyromorphida |
| Suborder: | Vampyromorphina |
| Family: | Vampyroteuthidae |
| Genus: | Vampyronassa |
| Species: | V. rhodanica |
| Binomial name | |
| Vampyronassa rhodanica Fischer & Riou, 2002 |
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Vampyronassa rhodanica is an extinct vampyromorph cephalopod known from around 20 fossils from the Lower Callovian (165–164 Ma) of Voulte-sur-Rhône, Ardèche, France.
It differs from the modern Vampire Squid in having longer first dorsal arms, a larger hyponome, and a more elongated mantle.
[edit] References
- Fischer, J.-C. & B. Riou 2002. Vampyronassa rhodanica nov. gen. nov sp., vampyromorphe (Cephalopoda, Coleoidea) du Callovien inférieur de la Voulte-sur-Rhône (Ardèche, France). Annales de Paléontologie 88(1): 1–17. [French with English abstract] doi:10.1016/S0753-3969(02)01037-6
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