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Rhomboteuthis lehmani |
| Rhomboteuthis lehmani Fossil range: Lower Callovian |
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 Rhomboteuthis lehmani specimen
LPMP–R.3758 and restoration showing position of ink sac and gladius. |
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Extinct (fossil)
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| Rhomboteuthis lehmani Fischer & Riou, 1982 |
Rhomboteuthis lehmani is an extinct species of squid, currently the only described member of its genus. R. lehmani is known from the Lower Callovian (165–164 Ma) of Voulte-sur-Rhône, Ardèche, France.
Radiography was used to locate the position of the ink sac and gladius (pen) of the pictured specimen.
References
- Fischer, J.-C. & B. Riou 1982. Les teuthoïdes (Cephalopoda, Dibranchiata) du Callovien inférieur de la Voulte-sur-Rhône (Ardèche, France). Annales de Paléontologie 68(4): 295–325.
- Fischer, J.-C. 2003. Invertébrés remarquables du Callovien inférieur de la Voulte-sur-Rhône (Ardèche, France). Annales de Paléontologie 89: 223–252.
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