Full reference: D. Fuchs, Y. Iba, C. Ifrim, T. Nishimura, W. J. Kennedy, H. Keupp, W. Stinnesbeck and K. Tanabe. 2013. Longibelus gen. nov., a new Cretaceous coleoid genus linking Belemnoidea and early Decabranchia. Palaeontology 56:1081-1106
Parent taxon: Decabrachia according to D. Fuchs et al. 2013
See also Jagt-Yazykova et al. 2021
Sister taxa: Belemnitida, Diplobelida, Myopsida, Oegopsida, Sepiida, Sepiolida, Spirulida, Teuthida
Subtaxa: Longibelus kabanovi Longibelus matsumotoi
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Chile (1 collection), Japan (23), Mexico (1), the Russian Federation (1), South Africa (1)
Total: 27 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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