Fusiteuthis Kongiel, 1962

Christensen, Walter Kegel, 2002, Fusiteuthis polonica, a rare and unusual belemnite from the Maastrichtian, Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 47 (4), pp. 679-683 : 679

Genus Fusiteuthis Kongiel, 1962

Type species: By monotypy F. polonica Kongiel, 1962 .

Diagnosis.—Medium−sized, slender belemnitellid with a shallow alveolus and a short ventral fissure; guard lanceolate in ventral and lateral views; dorsolateral longitudinal depressions present, guard smooth.

Discussion.—The monotypic genus Fusiteuthis is placed in the family Belemnitellidae , because it has an alveolus, which is connected through the ventral fissure with the surface of the guard, and dorsolateral longitudinal depressions. Dorsolateral longitudinal double furrows are absent. The interior characters are not known, because the fragile nature of the anterior end precludes the guard to be split in the median plane to reveal them.

Distribution.—See below.