Rhomboteuthis
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Rhomboteuthis lehmani Temporal 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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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | Coleoidea |
| Order: | Teuthida |
| Family: | Plesioteuthididae |
| Genus: | Rhomboteuthis |
| Species: | R. lehmani |
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Rhomboteuthis lehmani Fischer & Riou, 1982 |
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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.
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