Pachyteuthis

Pachyteuthis
Temporal range: Early Jurassic–Early Cretaceous
Fossil of P. densus from the Swift Formation
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: †Belemnitida
Genus: †Pachyteuthis
Bayle, 1878
Type species
†Pachyteuthis densus
(Meek & Hayden, 1858)

Pachyteuthis is a genus of belemnites that lived from the Early Jurassic to the Early Cretaceous, and has been found in Asia, Europe and North America. The type species is Pachyteuthis densus.