†family Belemnoseidae Wiltshire 1869 (mollusk)

Cephalopoda - Spirulida - Belemnoseidae

Alternative spelling: Belemnosidae

Parent taxon: Spirulida according to P. Doyle et al. 1994

See also Jeletzky 1966

Sister taxa: Belopteridae, Groenlandibelidae, Spirulidae, Spirulirostridae, Spirulirostrinidae, Vasseuriidae

Subtaxa: Belemnosella Belemnosis Spirulirostrella

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Type: Belemnosis

Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of United States (2: Alabama, Mississippi collections)

Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence

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