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Palaeobelemnopsis minor

Cephalopoda - Aulacoceratida - Palaeobelemnopsidae

Taxonomy
Palaeobelemnopsis minor was named by Chen (1982). Its type specimen is NIGP 67840 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Jianyangba coal mine, bed 9, Jianshi County, which is in a Changhsingian carbonate limestone/shale in the Changxing Formation of China.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Palaeobelemnopsis minor Chen p. 187 figs. Pl 1, figs 12-15; text-fig 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
Neocoleoidea
orderAulacoceratidaStolley 1919
familyPalaeobelemnopsidae
genusPalaeobelemnopsis
speciesminor

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: 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: Changhsingian or 254.14000 to 251.90200 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Changhsingian254.14 - 251.902China (Hubei) Palaeobelemnopsis minor (type locality: 107744)