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Megateuthis elliptica (J. S. Miller, 1826) †
1757450 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1757450)
accepted
Species
Belemnites ellipticus J. S. Miller, 1826 † · unaccepted > superseded combination
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
fossil only
(of Belemnites ellipticus J. S. Miller, 1826 †) Miller, J. S. (1826). Observations on Belemnites. <em>Transactions of the Geological Society of London.</em> 2(1): 45-62., available online at https://doi.org/10.1144/transgslb.2.1.45
page(s): 60, pl. 8, figs. 14-17 [details]
page(s): 60, pl. 8, figs. 14-17 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Megateuthis elliptica (J. S. Miller, 1826) †. Accessed at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1757450 on 2025-09-12
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(of Belemnites ellipticus J. S. Miller, 1826 †) Miller, J. S. (1826). Observations on Belemnites. <em>Transactions of the Geological Society of London.</em> 2(1): 45-62., available online at https://doi.org/10.1144/transgslb.2.1.45
page(s): 60, pl. 8, figs. 14-17 [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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page(s): 60, pl. 8, figs. 14-17 [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
[request]