Necroteuthis

Necroteuthis is an extinct genus of vampire squids from the Oligocene of Hungary. It contains one species, N. hungarica. It was initially identified as a squid,^[1] but was recently reinterpreted as a vampyroteuthid.^[2]

Necroteuthis Temporal range: early Oligocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Order:	Vampyromorphida
Family:	Vampyroteuthidae
Genus:	†Necroteuthis Kretzoi, 1942[1]
Species:	†N. hungarica
Binomial name
†Necroteuthis hungarica Kretzoi, 1942

Etymology

The genus name Necroteuthis comes from νεκρός (necrós), meaning "corpse", and τευθίς (teuthís), meaning "squid". The specific name hungarica comes from Hungary, the country where the species was found.