Parent taxon: Belemnitida according to J. J., Jr. Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Arcobelus, Aulacoteuthis, Bayanoteuthis, Belemnella, Belemnellocamax, Belemnitina, Belemnitina, Belemnocamax, Belemnopseina, Belemnotheutididina, Belemnotheutina, Belospirula, Brachybelus, Brevibelus, Coeloteuthis, Conobelus, Eobelemnites, Fusiteuthis, Gastrobelus, Gonioteuthis, Holcobelus, Homaloteuthis, Lenobelus, Mesoteuthis, Neobelemnella, Oxyteuthis, Pachybelemnopseina, Pachyduvalia, Parahastites, Parahibolites, Patagonibelus, Peratobelus, Praeoxyteuthis, Pseudodicoelites, Raphibelus, Rhopaloteuthis, Sachsibelus, Simobelus, Simpsonibelus, Sinobelemnitidae, Somalibelus, Volgobelus, Youngibelus
Subtaxa: Pachyteuthis abbreviatus Pachyteuthis excentralis Pachyteuthis souichii Pachyteuthis troslayana
Type: Belemnites excentralis
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of the Russian Federation (17 collections)
• Jurassic of France (1), the Russian Federation (15), Svalbard and Jan Mayen (1), the United Kingdom (2), United States (2: California, Wyoming)
Total: 38 collections including 64 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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