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Belemnopsis tanganensis

Cephalopoda - Belemnitida - Belemnopseidae

Taxonomy
Belemnopsis tanganensis was named by Futt (1894).

It was recombined as Belemnites (Belemnopsis) tanganensis by Weir (1929).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1894Belemnopsis tanganensis Futt
1929Belemnites (Belemnopsis) tanganensis Weir p. 18 figs. Pl. 2, Fig. 23; Pl. 5, Fig. 19-20
2002Belemnopsis tanganensis Mariotti p. 618

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
superfamilyBelemnoideaHyatt 1884
orderBelemnitidaZittel 1895
suborderBelemnopseinaJeletzky 1965
familyBelemnopseidaeNaef 1922
genusBelemnopsis(Bayle 1878)
speciestanganensisFutt 1894

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: 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 Oxfordian to the top of the Early/Lower Tithonian or 163.50000 to 145.00000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Callovian164.7 - 161.2Madagascar Belemnopsis tanganensis (98094)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Somalia Belemnites tanganensis (161474 161476 161477)
Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian163.5 - 152.1Kenya Belemnopsis tanganensis (99838 99839 99840 99841 99866)
Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian163.5 - 152.1Ethiopia Belemnites tanganensis (94499)
Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian163.5 - 150.8Somalia Belemnopsis tanganensis (100372)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian161.2 - 150.8Ethiopia Belemnites tanganensis (93501)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Antarctica (Alexander Island) Belemnopsis tanganensis (2073)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Somalia Belemnites tanganensis (161478)
Early/Lower Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Tanzania Belemnopsis tanganensis (35568)