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Belemnoida (belemnite)

Cephalopoda

Taxonomy
Belemnoida was named by Gray (1849). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Coleoidea by Nishiguchi and Mapes (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1849Belemnoida Gray
2008Belemnoida Nishiguchi and Mapes p. 179

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
superorderBelemnoidaGray 1849
superorderBelemnoidaGray 1849

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.

Superor. †Belemnoida Gray 1849 [belemnite]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:51:48
Modified: 2023-08-18 17:28:37
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Sinemurian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 199.50000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9Canada (British Columbia) Belemnoida sp. (199708)
Late/Upper Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9Canada (British Columbia) Belemnoida sp. (199698)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian - Early/Lower Toarcian192.9 - 182.9Japan (Yamaguchi) Belemnoida indet. (38183)
Early/Lower Toarcian184.2 - 182.9Japan (Yamaguchi) Belemnoida indet. (38200 38202 38203 38204 38218)
Early/Lower Toarcian - Middle Toarcian184.2 - 180.4Canada (British Columbia) Belemnoida indet. (56225 56228)
Middle Toarcian182.9 - 180.4Canada (British Columbia) Belemnoida indet. (53378)
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Tanzania (Lindi) Belemnoida indet. (47144 47145)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0Russian Federation (Volgograd) Belemnoida indet. (38075)