Mesoteuthis

Mesoteuthis; Temporal range: Early Jurassic to Middle Jurassic,[1] Toarcian–Bajocian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
(unranked):	Belemnoidea
Genus:	Mesoteuthis

Mesoteuthis is a genus of belemnite, an extinct group of cephalopods.[1]

Taxonomical history

A belemnite originally described as Cylindroteuthis confessa has been re-described as Mesoteuthis soloniensis.[2]

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