Leptoteuthis gigas (lat.) - fossil species of cephalopods from the order of vampyromorphs (Vampyromorpha). The only species in the genus Leptoteuthis and the family Leptoteuthididae . Mostly known for their gladiuses , soft tissue imprints are preserved in the Zolnhofen limestone [1] .
| † Leptoteuthis gigas |
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| Kingdom: | Animals | | Type of: | Mollusks | | Grade: | Cephalopods | | Squad: | Vampyromorphida | | Suborder: | † Loligosepiina | | Family: | † Leptoteuthididae | | Gender: | † Leptoteuthis | | View: | † Leptoteuthis gigas |
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| Leptoteuthis gigas Meyer, 1834 |
