An Eocene orthocone from Antarctica shows convergent evolution of internally shelled cephalopods.

BACKGROUND:The Subclass Coleoidea (Class Cephalopoda) accommodates the diverse present-day internally shelled cephalopod mollusks (Spirula, Sepia and octopuses, squids, Vampyroteuthis) and also extinct internally shelled cephalopods. Recent Spirula represents a unique coleoid retaining shell structu...

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Main Authors: Larisa A Doguzhaeva, Stefan Bengtson, Marcelo A Reguero, Thomas Mörs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5332165?pdf=render