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Decabrachia

Cephalopoda

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1866Decabrachia Haeckel
1916Teuthida Naef
1966Teuthida Jeletzky p. 39
1987Teuthida Nicholls and Isaak p. 730
1994Decabrachia Doyle et al. p. 6
1994Teuthida Doyle et al. p. 6
2001Teuthida Wells and Houston p. 137
2002Teuthida Sepkoski
2005Decabrachia Boyle and Rodhouse p. 343
2005Teuthida Boyle and Rodhouse p. 343
2013Decabrachia Fuchs et al. p. 1086
2022Decabrachia Hoffmann et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
Neocoleoidea
superorderDecabrachiaHaeckel 1866
superorderDecabrachiaHaeckel 1866

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.

Superor. Decabrachia Haeckel 1866
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Or. †Belemnitida Haeckel 1866 [belemnite]
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G. †Arcobelus
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Aulacoteuthis wyntoonium Anderson 1938
Subor. †Belemnitina Zittel 1895 [belemnite]
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Fm. †Belemnitidae d'Orbigny 1845
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G. †Acroteuthis Stolley 1911
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Acroteuthis aboriginalis Anderson 1938
Acroteuthis barrana Anderson 1938
Acroteuthis divergens Anderson 1938
Acroteuthis impressa Gabb 1864
Acroteuthis kernensis Anderson 1938
Acroteuthis kewana Anderson 1938
Acroteuthis macarthyensis Anderson 1938
Acroteuthis mitchelli Anderson 1938
Acroteuthis onoensis Anderson 1938
Acroteuthis shastensis Anderson 1938
Acroteuthis subquadratus Roemer 1836
Acroteuthis watsonensis Anderson 1945
Acroteuthis wilcoxi Anderson 1938
Acroteuthis winslowensis Anderson 1938
G. †Actinoconites Steinmann 1910
Subfm. †Belemnitinae d'Orbigny 1845
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G. †Belemnites Lamarck 1799
G. †Nannobelus Pavlow 1913
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Invalid names: Prototeuthis Lemoine 1915 [objective synonym]
Subfm. †Cylindroteuthinae Naef 1922
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Fm. †Cylindroteuthididae Stolley 1919 [belemnite]
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G. †Boreioteuthis Saks and Nalnyaeva 1966
Subfm. †Lagonibelinae Gustomesov 1977
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G. †Holcobeloides Gustomesov 1958
G. †Eocylindroteuthis Riegraf 1980
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Eocylindroteuthis yokoyamai Iba et al. 2014
Fm. †Hastitidae Naef 1922 [belemnite]
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G. †Bairstowius Jeletzky 1994
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Bairstowius junceus Phillips 1867
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Invalid names: Hastites junceus Phillips 1927 [synonym], Pseudohastites arundineus Lang 1928 [synonym]
G. †Hastites Meyer-Eymar 1883
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Hastites fustiformis Lang 1928
Hastites microstylus Phillips 1867
Hastites spadixari Simpson 1855
Invalid names: Rhopalobelus Pavlov 1914 [synonym]
G. †Hungarosepia Doyle et al. 1994
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Hungarosepia hungarica Lèrenthey 1898
Hungarosepia naefi Szôrényi 1934
Invalid names: Archaeosepia [replaced]
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Pleurobelus compressus Stahl 1824
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Invalid names: Belemnites fournelianus d'Orbigny 1843 [synonym]
Pleurobelus lagenaeformis Hartmann 1832
Pleurobelus subirregularis Lissajous 1927
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Rhabdobelus avena Dumortier 1866
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Invalid names: Dicoelites avena Mayer 1920 [synonym], Pseudobelus avena Dumortier 1925 [synonym], Rhabdobelus exilis Orbigny 1971 [synonym], Rhabdobelus serpulatus Quenstedt 1971 [synonym]
Rhabdobelus donovani Riegraf 1998
G. †Subhastites Gustomesov 1977
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Subhastites pseudoclavatus Gustomesov 1977
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Invalid names: Belemnites clavatus Schlotheim 1820 [synonym]
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 suevica Klein 1773
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Invalid names: Megateuthis giganteus Schlotheim 1820 [synonym], Megateuthis paxillosus Schlotheim 1820 [synonym]
G. †Paramegateuthis Gustomesov 1960
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Paramegateuthis nescia Nalnjaeva 1988
Paramegateuthis ovata de Lagausie and Dzyuba 2018
Paramegateuthis subishmensis Stoyanova-Vergilova 1983
Fm. †Nipponoteuthidae Iba et al. 2014
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G. †Nipponoteuthis Iba et al. 2014
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Nipponoteuthis katana Iba et al. 2014
Fm. †Passaloteuthididae Naef 1922 [belemnite]
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G. †Angeloteuthis Lang 1928
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Angeloteuthis gabriel Lang 1928
Angeloteuthis michael Lang 1928
Angeloteuthis raphael Lang 1928
Angeloteuthis uriel Lang 1928
G. †Clastoteuthis Lang 1928
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Clastoteuthis abrupta Lang 1928
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Parapassaloteuthis polita Simpson 1866
Parapassaloteuthis zieteni Mayer-Eymar 1884
G. †Schwegleria Riegraf 1980
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Schwegleria feifeli Schwegler 1939
Schwegleria praecox Schwegler 1939
Schwegleria psilonoti Schwegler 1939
Fm. †Salpingoteuthididae Doyle 1992 [belemnite]
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Salpingoteuthis tessoniana d'Orbigny 1843
Salpingoteuthis trisulcata de Blainville 1827
Invalid names: Belemnoteuthidae Zittel 1885 [empty], Oxyteuthididae Stolley 1919 [empty]
Subor. †Belemnopseina Jeletzky 1965 [belemnite]
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Fm. †Belemnitellidae Pavlov 1914 [belemnite]
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G. †Actinocamax Miller 1823
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Actinocamax groenlandicus Birkelund 1956
Actinocamax primus Arkhangelsky 1912
G. †Belemnitella d'Orbigny 1840
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Belemnitella americana Morton 1830
Belemnitella bulbosa Meek and Hayden 1856
Belemnitella mucronata Schlotheim 1813
Belemnitella propinqua Moberg 1885
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Invalid names: Actinocamax propinquus Moberg 1885 [objective synonym]
Belemnitella quadrata Blainville 1827
Belemnitella vera Miller 1823
G. †Praeactinocamax Naidin 1964
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Praeactinocamax plenus de Blainville 1827
Fm. †Belemnopseidae Naef 1922
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G. †Belemnopsis Bayle 1878
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Belemnopsis aucklandica Hochstetter 1863
Belemnopsis berryessae Anderson 1945
Belemnopsis bessinus d'Orbigny 1842
Belemnopsis brownei Marshall 1909
Belemnopsis cachensis Anderson 1945
Belemnopsis californicus Anderson 1945
Belemnopsis gerardi Oppel 1856
Belemnopsis hastata Blainville 1808
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Invalid names: Belemnites argovianus Mayer 1863 [synonym]
Belemnopsis hochstetteri Hector 1929
Belemnopsis kantkotensis Waagen 1875
Belemnopsis littlei Stefanini 1925
Belemnopsis mercurialis Anderson 1945
Belemnopsis napaensis Anderson 1945
Belemnopsis spiculoides Anderson 1945
Belemnopsis subhastata Zieten 1831
Belemnopsis tomsensis Anderson 1945
G. †Hibolites Mayer-Eymar 1883
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Hibolites arroyoensis Anderson 1945
Hibolites cigarroides Anderson 1933
Hibolites duperroni Combemorel 1988
Hibolites fontoinonti Besairie 1936
Hibolites fusticulus Waagen 1875
Hibolites latesulcatus d'Orbigny 1845
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Invalid names: Belemnites royerianus d'Orbigny 1843 [synonym]
Hibolites stoliczkanus Waagen 1875
Hibolites toroensis Anderson 1945
Hibolites wilburensis Anderson 1945
G. †Neohibolites Stolley 1911
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Neohibolites fontinalis Anderson 1938
Neohibolites minimus Miller 1826
Neohibolites strombecki Muller 1896
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Invalid names: Neohibolites minor Stolley 1911 [synonym]
Fm. †Dicoelitidae Saks and Nal'nyaeva 1967 [belemnite]
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G. †Conodicoelites Stevens 1964
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G. †Dicoelites Boehm 1906
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Dicoelites dicoelus Rothpletz 1892
Fm. †Dimitobelidae Whitehouse 1924 [belemnite]
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G. †Dimitobelus Whitehouse 1925
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Subg. †Dimitobelus (Dimitobelus) Whitehouse 1924
Subg. †Dimitobelus (Dimitocamax) Doyle 1988
Dimitobelus diptycha M'Coy 1867
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Invalid names: Dimitobelus canhami Tate 1880 [synonym]
Invalid names: Cheirobelus Whitehouse 1924 [synonym]
Invalid names: Pseudodicoelitidae Saks and Nal'nyaeva 1967 [empty]
Subor. †Belemnotheutididina Stolley 1919 [belemnite]
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Invalid names: Belemnotheutididae Zittel 1885 [empty]
Subor. †Belemnotheutina Stolley 1919 [belemnite]
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Fm. †Belemnotheutidae Zittel 1884 [belemnite]
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G. †Acanthoteuthis Wagner in Munster 1839
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Acanthoteuthis antiquus Pearce 1847 [belemnite]
Acanthoteuthis leichi Reitner 1986
Acanthoteuthis mayri Engeser and Reitner 1981
Acanthoteuthis polonica Markowski 1952
Acanthoteuthis speciosa Munster 1839
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Invalid names: Acanthoteuthis ferussacii Munster 1839 [synonym], Acanthoteuthis lictensteinii Munster 1839 [synonym], Ostracoteuthis superba Zittel 1881 [synonym]
Acanthoteuthis syriaca Roger 1944
Invalid names: Belemnoteuthis Pearce 1842 [synonym], Ostracoteuthis Zittel 1884 [synonym]
G. †Antarctiteuthis Doyle and Shakides 2004 [belemnite]
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Antarctiteuthis donovani Doyle and Shakides 2004
Fm. †Sueviteuthidae Reitner and Engeser 1980
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G. †Sueviteuthis Reitner and Engeser 1982 [belemnite]
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Sueviteuthis schlierbachensis Reitner and Engeser 1982
Sueviteuthis zellensis Reitner and Engeser 1982 [belemnite]
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Brevibelus breviformis Voltz 1830
G. †Conobelus Stolley 1919
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Conobelus pseudoheres Lukeneder 2005
G. †Eobelemnites Flower 1945
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Holcobelus munieri Eudes-Deslongchamps 1878
G. †Lenobelus
Subor. †Pachybelemnopseina Riegraf 1998
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Fm. †Duvaliidae Pavlow 1914 [belemnite]
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G. †Castellanibelus Combemorel 1972
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Castellanibelus orbignyanus Duval-Jouve 1841
G. †Duvalia Bayle 1878
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Duvalia binervia Raspail 1829
Duvalia didayana d'Orbigny 1843
Duvalia dilatata Blainville 1825
Duvalia duvaliana d'Orbigny 1843
Duvalia grasiana Duval-Jouve 1841
Duvalia hungarica Főzy et al. 2010 [Section HK-12, Hárskút, Közöskút Ravine, Bakony Mts, Hungary]
Duvalia lata Blainville 1827
Duvalia monsalvensis Gilliéron 1873
Duvalia papretravinensis Fozy et al. 2013
Duvalia petalopsides Raspail 1829
G. †Produvalia Riegraf 1981
G. †Pseudobelus de Blainville 1827
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Pseudobelus aptiensis Stolley 1913
Pseudobelus bipartitus Blainville 1827
Pseudobelus coquandus d'Orbigny 1843
Pseudobelus exilis d'Orbigny 1843
Fm. †Mesohibolitidae Nerodenko 1983
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G. †Conohibolites Janssen and Fozy 2005
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Conohibolites garshini Stoyanova-Vergilova 1965
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Curtohibolites pinguis Shvetsov 1913
Curtohibolites wernsdorfensis Stoyanova-Vergilova 1963
G. †Hibolithes Mayer-Eymar 1883
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Hibolithes beyrichi Oppel 1857
Hibolithes catlinensis Hector 1878
Hibolithes hastatus Blainville 1808
Hibolithes jaculiformis Shvetsov 1913
Hibolithes semihastatus de Blainville 1827
Hibolithes subfusiformis Raspail 1829
Invalid names: Pseudohibolites Bliithgen 1936 [synonym]
G. †Mesohibolites Stolley 1919
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G. †Pachybelemnopsis Bayle 1878
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Pachybelemnopsis canaliculatus Schlotheim 1820
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Invalid names: Pachybelemnopsis calloviensis Oppel 1857 [synonym]
G. †Vaunagites Combémorel and Gayte 1981
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Vaunagites pistilliformis Blainville 1827
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Invalid names: Belemnites marginatus Raspail 1829 [synonym]
G. †Pachyteuthis Bayle 1878
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Pachyteuthis abbreviatus Miller 1826
Pachyteuthis excentralis Young and Bird 1828
Pachyteuthis souichii d'Orbigny 1843
Pachyteuthis troslayana d'Orbigny 1850
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Peratobelus sellheimi Tenison Wood 1902
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Rhopaloteuthis aenigmatica d'Orbigny 1843
Rhopaloteuthis bzoviensis Zeuschner 1869
Rhopaloteuthis sauvanausa d'Orbigny 1843
G. †Simobelus
Fm. †Sinobelemnitidae Bian and Zhu 1984
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G. †Tohokubelus Niko and Ehiro 2022
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Tohokubelus takaizumii Niko and Ehiro 2022
Or. †Diplobelida Jeletzky 1965 [belemnite]
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Fm. †Chondroteuthidae Jeletzky 1965
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G. †Chondroteuthis Bode 1933 [belemnite]
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G. †Clarkeiteuthis Fuchs et al. 2013
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Clarkeiteuthis conocauda Quenstedt 1849
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Invalid names: Odontobelus tripartitus Rietschel 1977 [synonym]
Clarkeiteuthis montefiori Buckman 1880
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Invalid names: Acanthoteuthis jaeckeli Naef 1922 [synonym]
Fm. †Diplobelidae Naef 1926
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G. †Chalalabelus Jeletzky 1981
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Chalalabelus renniei Spath 1939
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Conoteuthis dupinianus d'Orbigny 1842
Conoteuthis hayakawai Fuchs and Niko 2010
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Diplobelus belemnitoides Zittel 1868
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Pavloviteuthis kabanovi Shimansky 1957
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Tauriconites nikolai Kabanov 1984
G. †Vectibelus Jeletzky 1981
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Vectibelus vectensis Spath 1939
G. †Longibelus Fuchs et al. 2013
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Longibelus kabanovi Doguzhaeva 1996
Longibelus matsumotoi Hirano 1991
Or. Myopsida d'Orbigny 1841
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Fm. Loliginidae d'Orbigny 1841
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G. Loligo Schneider 1784
Or. Oegopsida d'Orbigny 1845
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G. †Yezoteuthis Tanabe et al. 2006
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Yezoteuthis giganteus Tanabe et al. 2006
Invalid names: Ancistrocheiridae Pfeffer 1912 [empty], Architeuthidae Pfeffer 1900 [empty], Bathyteuthidae Pfeffer 1912 [empty], Batoteuthidae Young and Roper 1968 [empty], Brachioteuthidae Pfeffer 1908 [empty], Chiroteuthidae Gray 1849 [empty], Chtenopterygidae Grimpe 1922 [empty], Cranchiidae Gray 1849 [empty], Cycloteuthidae Naef 1923 [empty], Enoploteuthidae Chun 1910 [empty], Gonatidae Hoyle 1886 [empty], Histioteuthidae Verril 1881 [empty], Jobiniteuthidae Naef 1922 [empty], Lepidoteuthidae Pfeffer 1912 [empty], Lycoteuthidae [empty], Magnapinnidae Vecchione and Young 1998 [empty], Mastigoteuthidae Verrill 1881 [empty], Neotheuthidae Naef 1921 [empty], Octopoteuthidae Berry 1912 [empty], Ommastrephidae Steenstrup 1857 [empty], Onychoteuthidae Gray 1849 [empty], Promachoteuthidae Naef 1912 [empty], Pyroteuthidae Pfeffer 1912 [empty], Thysanoteuthidae Kefferstein 1866 [empty], Walvisteuthidae Nlesis and Nikitina 1986 [empty]
Or. Sepiida Zittel 1895 [cuttlefish]
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G. †Adygeya Dogushaeva 1996
G. †Amerirostra Jeletzky 1969
Fm. †Belosaepiidae Dixon 1850
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G. †Aegyptosaepia Košťák et al. 2013
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Aegyptosaepia lugeri Košťák et al. 2013
Fm. †Belosepiellidae Naef 1921
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G. †Belosepiella Alessandri 1905
Fm. †Belosepiidae Dixon 1850
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G. †Belosepia Bronn 1838
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Belosepia sepioidea Blainville 1825
Invalid names: Stenosepia Vincent 1901 [synonym]
G. †Pseudosepia Naef 1923
G. †Notosepia Chapman 1915
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Notosepia cliftonensis Chapman 1915
Fm. Sepiidae Keferstein 1866 [cuttlefish]
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Subfm. Sepiinae Keerstein 1866
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G. Sepia Linnaeus 1758
Invalid names: Chondrophoridae Fischer [empty], Idiosepiidae Fischer 1887 [empty], Sepiadariidae Naef 1921 [empty], Sepiolidae Keferstein 1866 [empty]
Or. Spirulida Stolley 1919
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Fm. †Belemnoseidae Wiltshire 1869
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G. †Belemnosella Naef 1922
G. †Belemnosis Edwards 1849
G. †Spirulirostrella Naef 1921
Fm. †Belopteridae Naef 1922
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G. †Belocurta Avnimelech 1956
G. †Beloptera de Blainville 1827
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Beloptera broilii Traub 1938
G. †Belopteridium Naef 1921
G. †Belopterina Munier-Chalmas 1872
Subfm. Belopterinae Naef 1922
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G. †Belopterella Naef 1922
Fm. †Groenlandibelidae Jeletzky 1966
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G. †Cyrtobelus Fuchs et al. 2012
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Cyrtobelus birkelundae Fuchs et al. 2012
Cyrtobelus hornbyense Fuchs et al. 2012
G. †Groenlandibelus Jeletzky 1966
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Groenlandibelus rosenkrantzi Birkelund 1956
G. †Naefia Wetzel 1930
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Naefia neogaeia Wetzel 1930
Fm. Spirulidae Orbigny 1826
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G. Spirula Lamarck 1799 [ram's horn shell]
Fm. †Spirulirostridae Naef 1921
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G. †Spirulirostra d'Orbigny 1842
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Spirulirostra curta Tate 1894
Spirulirostra georgii Fornasiero and Vicariottio 1997
G. †Spirulirostridium Naef 1922
Invalid names: Belemnosinae Wiltshire 1869 [empty], Spirulirostrinae Naef 1921 [empty]
Fm. †Spirulirostrinidae Naef 1921
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G. †Spirulirostrina Canavari 1892
Fm. †Vasseuriidae Naef 1921
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G. †Styracoteuthis Crick 1905
G. †Vasseuria Munier-Chalmas 1880
Invalid names: Sepiolida Fiorini 1981 [empty], Teuthida Naef 1916 [invalid subgroup]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available