†Belemnites paxillosus Schlotheim 1820 (belemnite)
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Cephalopoda - Belemnitida - Belemnitidae
Alternative combination: Belemnites (Megateuthis) paxillosus
Synonym: Orthocera conica Sowerby 1814
Belongs to Belemnites according to Schlotheim 1820
See also Bülow-Trummer 1920 and Sowerby 1814
Sister taxa: Belemnites (Belemnopsis), Belemnites (Hibolites), Belemnites canaliculatus, Belemnites cenomanus, Belemnites dicoelus, Belemnites duvalianus, Belemnites gerardi, Belemnites pacificus, Belemnites subfusiformis, Belemnites subquadratus
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Rocche Rosse, near Galati (Jurassic of Italy)
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