†family Geopeltididae Regteren Altena 1949 (mollusk)
Cephalopoda - Loligosepiida - Geopeltididae
Alternative spelling: Geopeltidae
Synonym: Geoteuthidae Naef 1921 [replaced name]
Parent taxon: Loligosepiina according to P. Doyle et al. 1994
See also Jeletzky 1966 and Kretzoi 1942
Sister taxa: Leptoteuthididae, Loligosepiidae, Mastigophoridae, Necroteuthididae, Simoniteuthis
Subtaxa: Geopeltis Geoteuthinus
Type: Geopeltis
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution: there are no occurrences of Geopeltididae in the database