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Table 3 Overview of the described specimens and position of the octobrachian gladii

From: Pachycormid fish fed on octobrachian cephalopods: new evidence from the ‘Schistes bitumineux’ (early Toarcian) of southern Luxembourg

Collection n°

Fish

Octobrachian

Prey orientation

Prey position

TU899

Pachycormus macropterus

Teudopsis sp.

Head and arms first

Axial

TU932

Pachycormus macropterus

Teudopsis sp.

Head and arms first

Axial

TU989

Pachycormus macropterus

Teudopsis bollensis

Head and arms first

Axial

P39

Pachycormus macropterus

Loligosepiidae

?

Indeterminate

TU987

Saurostomus esocinus

Loligosepiidae

Head and arms first

Axial

TV228

Saurostomus esocinus

Teudopsis bollensis

Probably head and arms first

Vertical