Table 1 Lengths of arms (arm numbering is arbitrary), phragmocone and body of published and museum specimens of Clarkeiteuthis.

From: Predatory behaviour and taphonomy of a Jurassic belemnoid coleoid (Diplobelida, Cephalopoda)

 

Species

source

fish

arm 1

arm 2

arm 3

arm 4

arm 5

arm 6

arm 7

arm 8

arm 9

arm 10

mean

phragmocone length

total length

size

1

cono-cauda

Museum Hauff, arm crown lateral

no

61.3

61.3

51.3

50

50

48.75

50

56.3

58.8

 

54.2

56.3

238.8

128.3

2

cono-cauda

Museum Hauff, arms spread

no

38.3

37.5

41.7

43.3

47.5

39.2

38.3

41.7

40.8

33.3

40.2

65

159.2

54

3

cono-cauda

this paper

yes

38.5

43.1

51.6

39.3

43.1

     

43.1

57.8

188.7

87.8

4

cono-cauda

Col. Klaschka10

yes

44.4

50

29.4

37.8

41.1

47.8

25.6

   

39.4

60

200

100.6

5

cono-cauda

Hauff & Hauff 5: p. 101

no

64

64

65.6

57.6

60.8

64

60.8

68.8

  

63.2

59.2

246.4

124

6

monte-fiorei

Hart et al.67

no

61.5

49.4

42.2

42.2

44.6

     

48

59

255.5

148.5

7

monte-fiorei

Hart et al.67

no

45.9

44.9

40.8

40.8

44.9

     

43.5

52

207.1

111.6

8

cono-cauda

Fuchs et al.21, Museum Hauff 5212

no

40.9

61.8

61.8

57.3

59.1

60

60.9

68.2

40.9

 

56.8

70

25.27

126

9

cono-cauda

Fuchs et al.21, Museum Hauff 5205

no

47.3

50

59.1

60

55.4

     

54.4

50.9

220.9

115.6

10

cono-cauda

Fuchs et al.21, Museum Hauff 5225

no

60

57.9

62.1

51.6

      

57.9

78.9

269.5

132.6

11

cono-cauda

Fuchs et al.21, Ohmden 1341

no

66.4

58.2

68.2

66.4

62.7

59.1

58.2

   

62.7

65.5

259.1

130.9

12

cono-cauda

Fuchs et al.21, Museum Hauff 5216

no

55.5

65.5

58.2

59.1

68.2

61.8

54.5

   

60.4

50

247.3

136.9

13

cono-cauda

Col. Weber

yes

44

43

43

42

56

45

    

45.5

67

244

131.5

14

cono-cauda

Col. Weber

yes

48

50

53

65

64

     

56

57

235

122