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Belemnoteuthis (Conoteuthis) pacifica

Cephalopoda - Diplobelida - Diplobelidae

Taxonomy
Belemnoteuthis (Conoteuthis) pacifica was named by Anderson (1938). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is CAS Loc. 113, Mitchell Creek, which is in a Hauterivian marine siliciclastic in the Budden Canyon Formation of California.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1938Belemnoteuthis (Conoteuthis) pacifica Anderson pp. 231 - 232 figs. Plate 77, figures 2, 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
—Neocoleoidea
superorderDecabrachiaHaeckel 1866
orderDiplobelidaJeletzky 1965
familyDiplobelidaeNaef 1926
genusBelemnoteuthis
subgenusConoteuthis
speciespacifica

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: Hauterivian or 132.60000 to 125.77000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hauterivian132.6 - 125.77USA (California) Belemnoteuthis pacifica (type locality: 83591)