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Dimitobelus

Cephalopoda - Belemnitida - Dimitobelidae

Taxonomy
Dimitobelus was named by Whitehouse (1925) [Sepkoski's age data: K Albi-l K Maes-u Sepkoski's reference number: 2,309,1222].

It was assigned to Dimitobelidae by Doyle (1990); and to Belemnitida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1924Cheirobelus Whitehouse p. 414
1925Dimitobelus Whitehouse p. 412
1990Dimitobelus Doyle p. 161
2002Dimitobelus Sepkoski

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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
familyDimitobelidaeWhitehouse 1924
genusDimitobelusWhitehouse 1925

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. †Dimitobelus Whitehouse 1925
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Subg. †Dimitobelus (Dimitobelus) Whitehouse 1924
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†Dimitobelus diptycha M'Coy 1867
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Invalid names: Dimitobelus canhami Tate 1880 [synonym]
Invalid names: Cheirobelus Whitehouse 1924 [synonym]
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 Late/Upper Aptian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 119.57000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (110 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Aptian121.4 - 113.2Antarctica D. sp. B, D. sp. C, D. diptychus (64194) Tetrabelus willeyi (64197 64198)
Aptian - Albian121.4 - 100.5Antarctica D. sp. (64196 64208) D. sp. A (64207) D. sp. C (64199) D. sp., Tetrabelus willeyi, D. stimulus (64195) Tetrabelus willeyi (64203)
Late/Upper Aptian119.57 - 113.2New Zealand D. sp. (65633 65634 65636)
Late/Upper Aptian - Albian119.57 - 100.5South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands D. sp. (209140)
Albian - Aptian113.2 - 113.2Antarctica (Alexander Island) Tetrabelus willeyi (2079)
Albian113.2 - 100.5New Zealand D. sp. (65653 65663 65667)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Antarctica D. praelindsayi (64201) D. praelindsayi, D. sp. A, D. sp. B (64205) D. sp. (64200 64202 83365) D. sp. A (64212) D. stimulus (83356 83358) Tetrabelus seclusus (83357)
Albian113.2 - 100.5Australia (Queensland) Belemnites canhami (222684)
Urutawan108.4 - 103.3New Zealand D. sp. (83410) D. superstes (83404 83406)
Urutawan - Motuan108.4 - 99.5New Zealand D. superstes (37259 37265)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Antarctica D. diptychus (64209 64210 64211) D. sp. (64193 64245) Tetrabelus seclusus, Tetrabelus sp. (83366)
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Papua New Guinea D. macgregori (174839) Tetrabelus macgregori (174840)
Motuan103.3 - 99.5New Zealand D. sp. (83504) D. superstes (83438 83505)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9New Zealand D. superstes (83439)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Antarctica D. sp. (83367) Tetrabelus sp. (83359)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Papua New Guinea D. macgregori (174835 174841)
Arowhanan95.2 - 93.7New Zealand D. sp. (37283)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Antarctica D. stimulus, D. superstes (83760)
Piripauan86.1 - 83.6New Zealand D. hectori (83527 83528 83530 83532 83533 83537 83538) D. lindasyi (83515 83516 83517 83518 83519 83520 83521 83523 83524 83525) D. lindsayi (37327 78363 78364 78365 78366 78367 78368 78369 78370 78371 78372 78373 78374 78386 78400 83514) D. lindsayi, D. superstes, D. ongleyi (83441) D. ongleyi, D. hectori (83535) D. sp. (37312) D. superstes, D. ongleyi (83442)
Piripauan - Haumurian86.1 - 66.0New Zealand D. sp. (37332)
Santonian - Campanian85.7 - 72.2Antarctica D. cramensis (63950)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2New Zealand D. hectori (63093 63094) D. ongleyi (63095)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Antarctica D. cramensis (83764 83765 83766) D. diptychus (64206) D. ongleyi (83761) D. seymouriensis (83763)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Antarctica D. ongleyi (83762)
Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0New Zealand (Chatham Islands) D. hectori (3641 3642) D. ongleyi (3644)
Haumurian83.6 - 66.0New Zealand D. hectori (78375 78376 78377 78381 78382) D. ongleyi, D. hectori (78378)
Haumurian83.6 - 66.0New Zealand (South Island) D. hectori (104692)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0North Pacific D. sp. (209776)