Leptotheuthis

Leptotheuthis^[1] is a monospecific genus of cephalopod known primarily from gladii, with soft parts often preserved in the German Solnholfen limestone.^[2][3] The name is sometimes misspelled as Leptoteuthis, after an unjustified emendation published in 1845.^[4]

Leptotheuthis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Order:	Vampyromorphida
Suborder:	†Loligosepiina
Family:	†Leptotheuthidae
Genus:	†Leptotheuthis
Species:	†L. gigas
Binomial name
†Leptotheuthis gigas Meyer, 1834
Synonyms
Leptoteuthis d'Orbigny, 1845 (Unjustified Emendation)