Artist's reconstructions of Uncinoteuthis cuvieri and Ostenoteuthis siroi.

Ostenoteuthidae is an extinct family of cephalopods from Lower Jurassic of Italy. They had ten arms with unusual structure.[1]

Both known species are from Lower Sinemurian.[1]

The type locality for up to date known two species is near village Osteno, Lake Lugano, Province of Como, northern Italy.[1] Eight specimens from this family are stored in Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano in Milan, Italy.[1]

Genera

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Garassino A. & Donovan D. T. (2000). "A New Family Of Coleoids From The Lower Jurassic Of Osteno, Northern Italy". Palaeontology 43(6): 1019-1038, 5 plates. doi:10.1111/1475-4983.00160. PDF[dead link‍]


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ostenoteuthidae
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