†family Belopteridae Naef 1922 (mollusk)
Cephalopoda - Spirulida - Belopteridae
Alternative spelling: Belopteriidae
Parent taxon: Spirulida according to P. Doyle et al. 1994
See also Jeletzky 1966 and Kretzoi 1942
Sister taxa: Belemnoseidae, Groenlandibelidae, Spirulidae, Spirulirostridae, Spirulirostrinidae, Vasseuriidae
Subtaxa: Belocurta Beloptera Belopteridium Belopterina Belopterinae
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of the United Kingdom (1 collection)
• Paleocene of Austria (1), the Netherlands (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence