Acanthoteuthis speciosa Munster 1839 (belemnite)

Cephalopoda - Belemnitida - Belemnotheutidae

Synonyms: Acanthoteuthis ferussacii Munster 1839, Acanthoteuthis lictensteinii Munster 1839, Ostracoteuthis superba Zittel 1881

Belongs to Acanthoteuthis according to P. Doyle and E. V. Shakides 2004

Sister taxa: Acanthoteuthis antiquus, Acanthoteuthis leichi, Acanthoteuthis mayri, Acanthoteuthis polonica, Acanthoteuthis syriaca

Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Acanthoteuthis speciosa in the database

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