†Rhopaloteuthis sauvanausa d'Orbigny 1843 (belemnite)
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Alternative combination: Belemnites sauvanausus
Full reference: A. d'Orbigny. 1843. Paléontologie Française - Description zoologique et géologique de tous les animaux mollusques et rayonnés fossiles de France - Terrains jurassiques. [Céphalopodes]. 1(Lvr 6-16):81-192
Belongs to Rhopaloteuthis according to Mariotti 2002
See also d'Orbigny 1843
Sister taxa: Rhopaloteuthis aenigmatica, Rhopaloteuthis bzoviensis
Type specimen: MNHN.F.R05791
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Jurassic of Iran (1 collection), Madagascar (1)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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