Rhomboteuthis is an extinct species of squid, with Rhomboteuthis lehmani currently being the only described member of the genus. Rhomboteuthis is known from during the Mid-Jurassic of Voulte-sur-Rhône, Ardèche, France.
| Rhomboteuthis Temporal range: Lower Callovian
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| Rhomboteuthis lehmani specimen LPMP–R.3758 and restoration showing position of ink sac and gladius. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Family: | †Plesioteuthididae |
| Genus: | †Rhomboteuthis Fischer & Riou, 1982 |
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References
edit- Fischer, J.-C. & B. Riou 1982. Les teuthoïdes (Cephalopoda, Dibranchiata) du Callovien inférieur de la Voulte-sur-Rhône (Ardèche, France). Annales de Paléontologie 68(4): 295–325.
- Fischer, J.-C. 2003. Invertébrés remarquables du Callovien inférieur de la Voulte-sur-Rhône (Ardèche, France). Annales de Paléontologie 89: 223–252.
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