Jeletzkya
| Jeletzkya Temporal range: Early Pennsylvanian | |
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| artist's reconstruction of J. douglassae | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | Coleoida |
| (unranked): | Teuthida |
| Genus: | Jeletzkya |
| Species: | J. douglassae |
Jeletzkya douglassae is a fossil coleoid from the early Pennsylvanian Mazon Creek lagerstätten and represents the earliest known crown-group squid.[1] Non-mineralized anatomy is preserved and comprises ten hooked tentacles and a radula.
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