Mizuhobaris
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| Mizuhobaris Fossil range: Miocene |
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 Mizuhobaris izumoensis
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Mizuhobaris is an extinct genus of shelled octopods from the Late Miocene.
M. lepta was found in the Los Angeles Basin, California. This species is characterised by low radial ribs on a thin, keelless, planispirally coiled eggcase. It represents the first Argonautidae fossil from the Western Hemisphere.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Saul, L. & C. Stadum (2005). "Fossil Argonauts (Mollusca: Cephalopoda: Octopodida) From Late Miocene Siltstones Of The Los Angeles Basin, California". Journal of Paleontology 79 (3): 520–531. doi:.
[edit] Further reading
- Yanagisawa, Y. 1990. Age of fossil Argonautidae (Cephalopoda) from Hokuriku Province (central Honshu, Japan) based on diatom biostratigraphy.PDF (1.90 MiB) Bull. Geol. Surv. Japan 41 (3): 115-127.
