Ostenoteuthidae

Ostenoteuthidae; Temporal range: Sinemurian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	The holotype of . Visible features include 10 arms, jaw, gladius, gills, displaced ink sac and lateral wing. (See notes on the image.)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Subclass:	Coleoidea
Order:	incertae sedis
Family:	†Ostenoteuthidae; & , 2000

Artist's reconstructions of and .

Ostenoteuthidae is an extinct family of cephalopods from Lower Jurassic of Italy. They had ten arms with unusual structure.^[1]

Both known species are from Lower Sinemurian.^[1]

The type locality for up to date known two species is near village Osteno, Lake Lugano, Province of Como, northern Italy.^[1] Eight specimens from this family are stored in Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano in Milan, Italy.^[1]

Genera[]

Garassino & Donovan, 2000^[1]
- Garassino & Donovan, 2000^[1] - from Lower Sinemurian.^[1] (photo)
Garassino & Donovan, 2000^[1]
- Garassino & Donovan, 2000^[1] - from Lower Sinemurian.^[1]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Garassino A. & Donovan D. T. (2000). "A New Family Of Coleoids From The Lower Jurassic Of Osteno, Northern Italy". Palaeontology 43(6): 1019-1038, 5 plates. doi:10.1111/1475-4983.00160. PDF^{[dead link]}

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