Plesioteuthis
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Plesioteuthis is an extinct genus of squids, belonging to the family Plesioteuthididae. This genus was first described in 1859, and its fossils were found in the well-known Solnhofen field in Germany.
==Species== Species within this genus include: Plesioteuthis prisca (the type species) (Rueppel, 1829) † Plesioteuthis subovata (G.G. Münster, 1846 ) †
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