WoRMS taxon details

Megateuthis Bayle, 1878 †

1757397  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1757397)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Cephalopoda (Class)
  5. Coleoidea (Subclass)
  6. Decapodiformes (Superorder)
  7. Belemnitida † (Order)
  8. Belemnitina † (Suborder)
  9. Megateuthidae † (Family)
  10. Megateuthis † (Genus)
accepted
Genus
Belemnites (Megateuthis) Bayle, 1878 † · unaccepted > superseded rank

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  1. Species Megateuthis elliptica (J. S. Miller, 1826) †
  2. Species Megateuthis suevica (Klein, 1773) †
  3. Subgenus Megateuthis (Mesoteuthis) Lissajous, 1915 † accepted as Mesoteuthis Lissajous, 1915 † (unaccepted > superseded rank)
    1. Species Megateuthis (Mesoteuthis) beneckei Schwegler, 1938 † accepted as Mesoteuthis beneckei (Schwegler, 1938) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  4. Subgenus Megateuthis (Paramegateuthis) Gustomesov, 1960 † accepted as Paramegateuthis Gustomesov, 1960 † (unaccepted > superseded rank)
    1. Species Megateuthis (Paramegateuthis) ishmensis Gustomesov, 1960 † accepted as Paramegateuthis ishmensis (Gustomesov, 1960) †
    2. Species Megateuthis (Paramegateuthis) timanensis Gustomesov, 1960 † accepted as Paramegateuthis timanensis (Gustomesov, 1960) †
  5. Species Megateuthis aristorfiensis (Schlotheim, 1813) † accepted as Orthoceratites aristorfiensis Schlotheim, 1813 † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  6. Species Megateuthis beneckei Schwegler, 1938 † accepted as Mesoteuthis beneckei (Schwegler, 1938) † (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  7. Species Megateuthis gigantea Schlotheim, 1820 † accepted as Megateuthis suevica (Klein, 1773) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  8. Species Megateuthis giganteus (Schlotheim, 1820) † accepted as Megateuthis suevica (Klein, 1773) † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  9. 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. (2025). MolluscaBase. Megateuthis Bayle, 1878 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1757397 on 2025-04-16
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2024-06-18 13:24:30Z
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Vinarski, Maxim

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Nomenclature

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  PDF available [request]

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