Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni
Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni (Graece mesos 'medius' + nychus 'chela' + teuthis), aliquando teuthis antarctica et teuthis gigantea cranch appellata, putatur maxima teuthium species per massam digesta. Ea est sola generis Mesonychoteuthis species nota. Descripta est per pauca specimina, sed eius maxima magnitudo hodie aestimatur 12–14 metra (39–46 pedes) longa, secundum investigationes minorum et immaturorum speciminum; ergo haec species est maximum orbis terrarum invertebratum notum.

Maximum specimen 
Die 22 Februarii 2007, zoologi in Nova Zelandia nuntiaverunt maximam Mesonychoteuthem hamiltoni notam captam fuisse. Specimen ponderis 495 kg (1091 lb.) erat. Piscatores in navi San Aspiring, possessione Sanford, societatis cibi marini, animal in frigidis Maris Ross aquis cepit.

Notae

Bibliographia 
 Klumov, S. K., et V. L. Yukhov. 1975. Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni Robson, 1925 (Cephalopoda, Oegopsida), Antarktika Doklady Komission 14: 159–189. [Anglice conversus: TT 81-59176, Al Ahram Center for Scientific Translations.]
 McSweeny, E. S. 1970. Description of the juvenile form of the Antarctic squid Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni Robson, Malacologia 10: 323–332.
 Rodhouse, P. G., et M. R. Clarke. 1985. Growth and distribution of young Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni Robson (Mollusca: Cephalopoda): an Antarctic squid, Vie Milieu 35(3–4): 223–230.

Nexus externi 

 Arbor Vitae propositum interretiale: Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni
 Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (Te Papa) Colossal Squid Specimen Information
 Tonmo.com: Giant Squid and Colossal Squid Fact Sheet
 New Zealand Herald: Fishermen haul in world's biggest squid
 National Geographic News: Colossal Squid Caught off Antarctica
 National Geographic News: Colossal Squid Revealed in First In-Depth Look
 USA Today: Colossal Squid Caught in Antarctic Waters
 BBC: Super squid surfaces in Antarctic
 MarineBio: Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni

Megafauna
Monotypica cephalopodorum genera
Organismi bioluminescentes
Hamilton
Taxa Robson
Taxa 1925
Teuthida