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Belemnitella

Cephalopoda - Belemnitida - Belemnitellidae

Taxonomy
Belemnitella was named by d'Orbigny (1840) [Sepkoski's age data: K Coni-u K Maes-u Sepkoski's reference number: 309,993]. It is the type genus of Belemnitellidae.

It was assigned to Belemnitida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Belemnitellidae by Christensen (1998), Larson (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Belemnitella d'Orbigny
1998Belemnitella Christensen pp. 13 - 14
2002Belemnitella Sepkoski
2010Belemnitella Larson p. 83

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
—Neocoleoidea
superorderDecabrachiaHaeckel 1866
orderBelemnitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderBelemnopseinaJeletzky 1965
familyBelemnitellidaePavlov 1914
genusBelemnitellad'Orbigny 1840

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.

G. †Belemnitella d'Orbigny 1840
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†Belemnitella americana Morton 1830
†Belemnitella bulbosa Meek and Hayden 1856
†Belemnitella mucronata Schlotheim 1813
†Belemnitella propinqua Moberg 1885
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Invalid names: Actinocamax propinquus Moberg 1885 [objective synonym]
†Belemnitella quadrata Blainville 1827
†Belemnitella vera Miller 1823
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 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Santonian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 85.70000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (85 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Santonian85.7 - 83.6Denmark Actinocamax propinquus, Actinocamax verus (70059 70060)
Early/Lower Santonian - Middle Santonian85.7 - 83.6Sweden B. propinqua (70314) B. propinqua, Actinocamax verus (70316)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany B. mucronata (221907 221909 221910)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) B. mucronata (227275)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany B. mucronata (36804 83796)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Sweden (Skåne) Actinocamax verus (74335) B. mucronata (74334)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Russian Federation (Orenburg) B. mucronata (224094)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany B. mucronata (64187)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Delaware) B. americana (6171 6172 6174 6175 6176)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Niedersachsen) B. misburgensis, B. minor, B. mucronata (31993)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Texas) B. americana (7472)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany B. minor (64215) B. mucronata (36803 63985 63991 63995 64002 64127 64128 64130 64131 64132 64134 64135 64136 64142 64143 64155 64180 221859)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Schleswig-Holstein) B. schulzi (38836)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Netherlands B. minor, B. sp. (82409)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (New Jersey) B. sp. (233638)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (South Dakota) B. sp. (212982)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) B. americana (46617 52504 124933 124935 190541)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (South Dakota) B. bulbosa (88514 234106)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Denmark B. schulzi (38835)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) B. americana (4142 4153 4158 4160 4164 4167 4170)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) B. americana (48570 124937)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (South Dakota) B. bulbosa (88510 88511)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (North Carolina) B. americana (83302)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Netherlands (Limburg) B. junior (116894)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Alabama) B. americana (4178 4180 4184 4188 4195 4205)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Texas) B. americana (4406 4439 4510)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Belgium B. junior (160380 234153)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0North Pacific B. sp. (209778)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Texas) B. americana (7517 7574)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) B. americana (57915 78124 167743) Belemnitella indet. (102186)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) B. sp. (7599)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Bulgaria B. sp. (67572)