†Tohokubelus Niko and Ehiro 2022 (belemnite)
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Cephalopoda - Belemnitida - Sinobelemnitidae
Full reference: S. Niko and M. Ehiro. 2022. Tohokubelus gen. nov., the oldest belemnite from the Olenekian (Lower Triassic) of northeast Japan. Paleontological Research 26:115-123
Parent taxon: Sinobelemnitidae according to S. Niko and M. Ehiro 2022
Sister taxon: Sinobelemnites
Subtaxa: Tohokubelus takaizumii
Type: Tohokubelus takaizumii
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Heiseinomori athletic field (Triassic of Japan)
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