Leptotheuthis

{{Short description|Extinct genus of molluscs}} {{Speciesbox | image = Eichstätt Leptoteuthis gigas.jpg | display_parents = 4 | genus = Leptotheuthis | species = gigas | authority = Meyer, 1834 | synonyms = *''Leptoteuthis'' <small>d'Orbigny, 1845 (Unjustified Emendation)</small> }}

'''''Leptotheuthis'''''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Leptotheuthis Meyer, 1834 |url=https://www.gbif.org/species/4625487 |access-date=2023-11-21 |website=www.gbif.org |language=en}}</ref> is a monospecific genus of cephalopod known primarily from gladii, with soft parts often preserved in the German Solnholfen limestone.<ref>Donovan, Desmond & Fuchs, Dirk. (2016). Fossilized Soft Tissues in Coleoidea. Treatise Online. 73. 10.17161/to.v0i0.5675.</ref><ref>Košťák, M., Schlögl, J., Fuchs, D. et al. Fossil evidence for vampire squid inhabiting oxygen-depleted ocean zones since at least the Oligocene. Commun Biol 4, 216 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-01714-0</ref> The name is sometimes misspelled as ''Leptoteuthis'', after an unjustified emendation published in 1845.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Leptoteuthis d'Orbigny, 1845 |url=https://www.gbif.org/species/3245646 |access-date=2023-11-21 |website=www.gbif.org |language=en}}</ref>

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Category:Monotypic prehistoric cephalopod genera