†family Loligosepiidae Regteren Altena 1949 (mollusk)
Cephalopoda - Loligosepiida - Loligosepiidae
Synonym: Belopeltidae Naef 1921 [replaced name]
Parent taxon: Loligosepiida according to D. T. Donovan and S. von Boletzky 2014
See also Doyle et al. 1994, Jeletzky 1966, Kretzoi 1942 and Reitner 1978
Sister taxa: Geopeltididae, Leptoteuthididae, Mastigophoridae, Necroteuthididae, Simoniteuthis
Subtaxa: Loliginites Loligosepia Neololigosepia Parabelopeltis
Type: Loligosepia
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Cape Verde (1 collection)
• Jurassic of France (1), Germany (1), the United Kingdom (8)
• Triassic of Germany (1)
Total: 12 collections including 13 occurrences