Open AccessA new Cenomanian (Late Cretaceous) coleoid (Cephalopoda) from Hâdjoula, Lebanon
Author(s) -
Fuchs Dirk,
Weis Robert
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
fossil record
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1860-1014
pISSN - 1435-1943
DOI - 10.1002/mmng.200900005
Subject(s) - cenomanian , cretaceous , genus , cephalopod , zoology , paleontology , geology , biology
A new vampyropod coleoid from the late Cenomanian limestones of Hâdjoula (north‐west Lebanon) is described. Glyphiteuthis abisaadiorum n. sp. is classified as a representative of the Trachyteuthididae, mainly on the basis of its general gladius morphology. It represents the fourth species of its genus and the second species of its genus recorded from Hâdjoula. Glyphiteuthis abisaadiorum n. sp. differs from Glyphiteuthis libanotica in having a more slender gladius. Additionally, the arms are considerably longer in Glyphiteuthis abisaadiorum n. sp. than in Glyphiteuthis libanotica . (© 2009 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)