†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

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Type: Geopeltis

Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Geopeltididae in the database

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