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Dimitobelus (Dimitobelus) superstes

Cephalopoda - Belemnitida - Dimitobelidae

Taxonomy
Belemnites superstes was named by Hector (1886). It is not extant.

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

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1886Belemnites superstes Hector pp. 55, 57 figs. fig. 19a
1990Dimitobelus (Dimitobelus) superstes 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
speciessuperstes(Hector 1886)

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 Urutawan to the top of the Piripauan or 108.40000 to 83.50000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Urutawan108.4 - 103.3New Zealand Dimitobelus superstes (83404 83406)
Urutawan - Motuan108.4 - 99.5New Zealand Dimitobelus superstes (37259 37265)
Motuan103.3 - 99.5New Zealand Dimitobelus superstes (83438 83505)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9New Zealand Dimitobelus superstes (83439)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Antarctica Dimitobelus superstes (83760)
Piripauan85.8 - 83.5New Zealand Dimitobelus superstes (83441 83442)