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Dimitobelus (Dimitobelus) stimulus

Cephalopoda - Belemnitida - Dimitobelidae

Taxonomy
Dimitobelus stimulus was named by Whitehouse (1924) [DISTRIBUTION: Late Cretaceous; Antarctica, Patagonia, Australia.]. It is not a trace fossil.

It was recombined as Dimitobelus (Dimitobelus) stimulus by Doyle (1990).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
D. lindsayi, D. praelindsayi, D. seymouriensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Dimitobelus stimulus Whitehouse p. 412
1990Dimitobelus (Dimitobelus) stimulus Doyle p. 163

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
superfamilyBelemnoideaHyatt 1884
orderBelemnitidaZittel 1895
suborderBelemnopseinaJeletzky 1965
familyDimitobelidaeWhitehouse 1924
genusDimitobelusWhitehouse 1925
subgenusDimitobelusWhitehouse 1924
speciesstimulus(Whitehouse 1924)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:38:11
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:04:16
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Albian to the top of the Turonian or 113.00000 to 89.80000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian - Albian125.0 - 100.5Antarctica Dimitobelus stimulus (64195)
Late/Upper Aptian - Early/Lower Albian122.46 - 109.0Antarctica Dimitobelus stimulus (64184)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Antarctica Dimitobelus stimulus (64212 83356 83358)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Antarctica Dimitobelus stimulus (83760)