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Belbekiceras belbekii

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Neocomitidae

Taxonomy
Belbekiceras belbekii was named by Baraboschkin (1997). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Belbek River, Sbrosovyi Ravine, which is in a Valanginian carbonate limestone in Ukraine. It is the type species of Belbekiceras.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Belbekiceras belbekii Baraboschkin
2000Belbekiceras belbekii Arkadiev et al. p. 104 figs. Pl 5, fig 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyPerisphinctoidea(Steinman 1890)
familyNeocomitidaeSalfeld 1921
subfamilyNeocomitinaeSalfeld 1921
genusBelbekicerasBaraboschkin 1997
speciesbelbekiiBaraboschkin 1997

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.

†Belbekiceras belbekii Baraboschkin 1997
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:27:03
Modified: 2009-10-08 14:14:55
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: Early/Lower Valanginian or 140.20000 to 136.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Valanginian140.2 - 136.4Ukraine Belbekiceras belbekii (type locality: 183273)