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Belemnocerca

Coelacanthimorpha - Laugiidae

Taxonomy
Belemnocerca was named by Wendruff and Wilson (2013). Its type is Belemnocerca prolata.

It was assigned to Laugiidae by Wendruff and Wilson (2013).

Species
B. prolata (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2013Belemnocerca Wendruff and Wilson p. 905

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
classCoelacanthimorpha
familyLaugiidaeBerg 1940
genusBelemnocerca

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. †Belemnocerca Wendruff and Wilson 2013
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†Belemnocerca prolata Wendruff and Wilson 2013
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2009-07-20 21:50:54
Modified: 2009-07-20 23:50:54
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Smithian or 249.90000 to 248.10000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Canada (British Columbia) B. prolata (127263)