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Dimitobelus (Tetrabelus) macgregori

Cephalopoda - Belemnitida - Dimitobelidae

Taxonomy
Tetrabelus macgregori was named by Glaessner (1945). Its type specimen is MUGD 1876 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Middle Purari River, Paw Creek, which is in an Albian marine sandstone in Papua New Guinea.

It was recombined as Dimitobelus (Tetrabelus) macgregori by Glaessner (1958).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
D. lindsayi, D. praelindsayi, D. seymouriensis, Tetrabelus seclusus, Tetrabelus willeyi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1945Tetrabelus macgregori Glaessner p. 160 figs. Pl 6, fig 12
1958Dimitobelus (Tetrabelus) macgregori Glaessner p. 219 figs. Pl 26, figs 5,6; text-fig 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
RankNameAuthor
—Neocoleoidea
superorderDecabrachiaHaeckel 1866
orderBelemnitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderBelemnopseinaJeletzky 1965
familyDimitobelidaeWhitehouse 1924
genusDimitobelusWhitehouse 1925
subgenusTetrabelus
speciesmacgregori(Glaessner 1945)

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 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Albian to the top of the Cenomanian or 106.30000 to 93.90000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Albian106.3 - 100.5Papua New Guinea Dimitobelus macgregori (174839) Tetrabelus macgregori (174840)
Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Papua New Guinea Dimitobelus macgregori (174835 174841)