Ostenoteuthidae

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Ostenoteuthidae
Temporal range: Sinemurian
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Ostenoteuthidae

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]

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