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Megateuthididae

Cephalopoda - Belemnitida - Megateuthididae

Taxonomy
Megateuthididae was named by Sachs and Nalnjaeva (1967).

It was assigned to Belemnitina by Pinard et al. (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Megateuthididae Sachs and Nalnjaeva
2014Megateuthididae Pinard et al. p. 163

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
superfamilyBelemnoideaHyatt 1884
orderBelemnitidaZittel 1895
suborderBelemnitinaZittel 1895
familyMegateuthididaeSachs and Nalnjaeva 1967
familyMegateuthididaeSachs and Nalnjaeva 1967

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. †Megateuthididae Sachs and Nalnjaeva 1967
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Subg. †Acrocoelites (Acrocoelites) Lissajous 1915
†Acrocoelites bobeti Lissajous 1927
†Acrocoelites brevisulcatus Quenstedt 1848
†Acrocoelites conoideus Oppel 1856
†Acrocoelites ilminstrensis Phillips 1867
†Acrocoelites levidensis Simpson 1855
†Acrocoelites oxyconus Hehl 1831
†Acrocoelites pyramidalis Munster 1831
†Acrocoelites riegrafi Doyle 1992
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Invalid names: Belemnites longiconus Schwegler 1969 [replaced]
†Acrocoelites rostriformis Theodori 1837
†Acrocoelites subtenuis Simpson 1855
†Acrocoelites tripartitus von Schlotheim 1820
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Invalid names: Mesoteuthis banzensis Kolb 1942 [synonym]
†Acrocoelites vulgaris Young and Bird 1822
G. †Chuvashiteuthis Ippolitov et al. 2017
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†Chuvashiteuthis aenigmatica Ippolitov et al. 2017
G. †Cuspiteuthis Abel 1916
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†Cuspiteuthis acuaria von Schlotheim 1820
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Invalid names: Youngibelus ohmdenensis Schlegelmilch 1998 [synonym]
†Cuspiteuthis tubularis Young and Bird 1822
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†Dactyloteuthis digitalis Blainville 1827
†Dactyloteuthis incurvata Zieten 1831
†Dactyloteuthis irregularis von Schlotheim 1813
†Dactyloteuthis semistriata Muenster 1830
†Dactyloteuthis similis von Seebach 1864
†Dactyloteuthis wrighti Oppel 1856
G. †Megateuthis Bayle 1878
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†Megateuthis gigantea Schlotheim 1813
G. †Paramegateuthis Gustomesov 1960
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†Paramegateuthis nescia Nalnjaeva 1988
†Paramegateuthis ovata de Lagausie and Dzyuba 2018
†Paramegateuthis subishmensis Stoyanova-Vergilova 1983
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:38:11
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:04:16
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Hettangian to the top of the Late/Upper Kimmeridgian or 201.30000 to 150.80000 Ma

Collections (76 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3Greenland Megateuthis quenstedti, Megateuthis sp. (162108) Megateuthis rhenana (162102)
Pliensbachian190.8 - 182.7Greenland Megateuthis conoidea, Megateuthis sp. (162070) Megateuthis sp. (162065 162088 162094)
Pliensbachian - Aalenian190.8 - 170.3Peru (Junín) Belemnites acuarius (202438)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Germany (Bavaria) Acrocoelites ilminstrensis, Acrocoelites pyramidalis (51267)
Falciferum183.0 - 182.0United Kingdom (Yorkshire) Acrocoelites sp. (154228)
Falciferum183.0 - 182.0France Acrocoelites spp. (161636) Acrocoelites spp., Acrocoelites ilminstrensis, Acrocoelites subtenuis (161640) Acrocoelites subtenuis (161637)
Toarcian182.7 - 174.1Greenland Megateuthis sp. (162090)
Toarcian182.7 - 174.1Germany Acrocoelites subgracilis (59433)
Toarcian182.7 - 174.1Italy (Umbria) Megateuthis glaber, Cuspiteuthis tubularis (176010)
Toarcian182.7 - 174.1Canada (British Columbia) Acrocoelites oxyconus (53209)
Bifrons182.0 - 175.6France Acrocoelites levidensis (161643 161648 161654) Acrocoelites spp. (161649 161650) Acrocoelites spp., Acrocoelites ilminstrensis (161641) Acrocoelites spp., Acrocoelites levidensis (161652) Acrocoelites spp., Acrocoelites levidensis, Cuspiteuthis acuaria (161644) Acrocoelites spp., Acrocoelites oxyconus (161642) Acrocoelites spp., Acrocoelites oxyconus, Acrocoelites pyramidalis, Acrocoelites vulgaris (161647)
Bifrons182.0 - 175.6Luxembourg Acrocoelites glaber, Acrocoelites sp., Acrocoelites wrighti, Acrocoelites levidensis, Acrocoelites riegrafi, Acrocoelites vulgaris (141382) Acrocoelites sp., Acrocoelites levidensis (141380)
Levesquei182.0 - 175.6Germany Acrocoelites sp. (59432) Acrocoelites sp., Acrocoelites subgracilis (59431) Acrocoelites suprapalatinus, Acrocoelites pyramidalis (59428)
Middle Toarcian182.0 - 175.6United Kingdom (Gloucestershire) Acrocoelites sp. (204111 204112)
Variabilis182.0 - 175.6France Acrocoelites spp. (161666) Acrocoelites vulgaris (161664)
Variabilis182.0 - 175.6Luxembourg Acrocoelites sp., Acrocoelites wrighti, Dactyloteuthis semistriata, Dactyloteuthis digitalis, Acrocoelites levidensis, Acrocoelites riegrafi, Dactyloteuthis irregularis (141383) Acrocoelites sp., Dactyloteuthis semistriata, Dactyloteuthis digitalis, Dactyloteuthis irregularis (141384) Acrocoelites sp., Dactyloteuthis sp., Dactyloteuthis semistriata (141385)
Late/Upper Toarcian180.1 - 175.6France Acrocoelites bobeti (161683) Acrocoelites bobeti, Acrocoelites tripartitus (161681) Acrocoelites conoideus (161693) Acrocoelites pyramidalis, Acrocoelites rostriformis (161680) Acrocoelites spp., Acrocoelites bobeti (161685) Acrocoelites spp., Acrocoelites pyramidalis (161669 161671 161676) Acrocoelites spp., Acrocoelites pyramidalis, Acrocoelites rostriformis (161677) Acrocoelites spp., Dactyloteuthis semistriata, Acrocoelites brevisulcatus, Acrocoelites pyramidalis, Acrocoelites rostriformis, Acrocoelites inaequistriatus, Dactyloteuthis irregularis, Dactyloteuthis similis (161668) Acrocoelites tripartitus (161690)
Late/Upper Toarcian180.1 - 175.6United Kingdom (Gloucestershire) Acrocoelites sp. (204109)
Late/Upper Toarcian180.1 - 175.6Germany Acrocoelites quenstedti, Dactyloteuthis irregularis (59454)
Thouarsense180.1 - 175.6Luxembourg Acrocoelites sp., Dactyloteuthis sp. (141388 141389) Dactyloteuthis sp. (141386 141387)
Late/Upper Toarcian - Aalenian180.1 - 170.3France Dactyloteuthis trifidus, Acrocoelites rostriformis, Dactyloteuthis irregularis (51501)
Early/Lower Aalenian175.6 - 171.6Germany Acrocoelites conoideus (59492) Acrocoelites curtus (59466) Acrocoelites quenstedti (59472 59473 59474 59477) Megateuthis rhenana (59460 59464 59465) Megateuthis rhenana, Acrocoelites tripartitus (59463)
Early/Lower Bajocian171.6 - 168.4France Megateuthis sp. (21269)
Early/Lower Bajocian171.6 - 168.4Russian Federation Paramegateuthis manifesta, Paramegateuthis timanensis, Paramegateuthis ishmensis, Paramegateuthis nescia, Paramegateuthis subishmensis (192742) Paramegateuthis parabajosicus, Paramegateuthis pressa, Paramegateuthis ovata, Paramegateuthis nescia, Paramegateuthis subishmensis (192739) Paramegateuthis schurygini (192743) Paramegateuthis subishmensis (192741)
Early/Lower Bathonian167.7 - 164.7Russian Federation Paramegateuthis pressa, Paramegateuthis manifesta (68353)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Canada (Yukon) Acrocoelites sp. (55969)
Late/Upper Kimmeridgian155.7 - 150.8Russian Federation Chuvashiteuthis aenigmatica (190536 190537)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Canada (Yukon) Acrocoelites sp. (55974)