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Dimitobelus (Dimitocamax) hectori

Cephalopoda - Belemnitida - Dimitobelidae

Taxonomy
Dimitobelus hectori was named by Stevens (1965) [DISTRIBUTION: Late Cretaceous; New Zealand.]. It is not a trace fossil. It is the type species of Dimitobelus (Dimitocamax).

It was recombined as Dimitobelus (Dimitocamax) hectori by Doyle (1990).

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Dimitobelus hectori Stevens
1990Dimitobelus (Dimitocamax) hectori Doyle p. 168

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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
subgenusDimitocamaxDoyle 1988
specieshectori(Stevens 1965)

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 Campanian to the top of the Piripauan or 83.60000 to 83.50000 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Piripauan85.8 - 83.5New Zealand Dimitobelus hectori (83527 83528 83530 83532 83533 83535 83537 83538)
Campanian83.6 - 72.1New Zealand Dimitobelus hectori (63093 63094)
Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0New Zealand (Chatham Islands) Dimitobelus hectori (3641 3642)
Haumurian83.6 - 66.0New Zealand Dimitobelus hectori (78375 78376 78377 78378 78381 78382)
Haumurian83.6 - 66.0New Zealand (South Island) Dimitobelus hectori (104692)