Styletoctopus

Styletoctopus is an extinct genus of octopus. The genus consists of the single species Styletoctopus annae, which lived approximately 95 million years ago^[1] during the late Cenomanian, (early late Cretaceous). It was first discovered in 2009 by a team led by Dirk Fuchs of Freie University^[2] in the Hâqel and Hjoula localities in Lebanon.^[1] Very few octopus species appear in the fossil record, as octopuses consist of soft tissue that usually decomposes before it has time to fossilize.^[2]

Styletoctopus Temporal range: 95 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Order:	Octopoda
Family:	Octopodidae
Genus:	†Styletoctopus
Species:	†S. annae
Binomial name
†Styletoctopus annae Fuchs, Bracchi & Weis, 2009

See also

• 2009 extinct fossil octopus discoveries