WoRMS taxon details
Megateuthis Bayle, 1878 †
1757397 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1757397)
accepted
Genus
- Species Megateuthis elliptica (J. S. Miller, 1826) †
- Species Megateuthis suevica (Klein, 1773) †
- Subgenus Megateuthis (Paramegateuthis) Gustomesov, 1960 † accepted as Paramegateuthis Gustomesov, 1960 † (unaccepted > superseded rank)
- Species Megateuthis aristorfiensis (Schlotheim, 1813) † accepted as Orthoceratites aristorfiensis Schlotheim, 1813 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Megateuthis gigantea Schlotheim, 1820 † accepted as Megateuthis suevica (Klein, 1773) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Megateuthis giganteus (Schlotheim, 1820) † accepted as Megateuthis suevica (Klein, 1773) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Species Megateuthis rhenana (Oppel, 1856) † accepted as Passaloteuthis bisulcata (Blainville, 1827) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
Bayle, E. (1878). Fossiles principaux des terrains de la France. <em>Explication de la Carte Géologique de la France, Mémoire,.</em> 4(1): 1-158. [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Megateuthis Bayle, 1878 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1757397 on 2024-10-30
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original description
Bayle, E. (1878). Fossiles principaux des terrains de la France. <em>Explication de la Carte Géologique de la France, Mémoire,.</em> 4(1): 1-158. [details]
basis of record Klug, C.; Schweigert, G.; Hoffmann, R.; Fuchs, D.; Pohle, A.; Weis, R.; De Baets, K. (2024). Anatomy and size of Megateuthis, the largest belemnite. <em>Swiss Journal of Palaeontology.</em> 143(1)., available online at https://doi.org/10.1186/s13358-024-00320-x [details] Available for editors
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basis of record Klug, C.; Schweigert, G.; Hoffmann, R.; Fuchs, D.; Pohle, A.; Weis, R.; De Baets, K. (2024). Anatomy and size of Megateuthis, the largest belemnite. <em>Swiss Journal of Palaeontology.</em> 143(1)., available online at https://doi.org/10.1186/s13358-024-00320-x [details] Available for editors
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