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Belemnopsis gerardi

Cephalopoda - Belemnitida - Belemnopseidae

Taxonomy
Belemnites gerardi was named by Oppel (1856).

It was recombined as Belemnopsis gerardi by Stevens (1963).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Belemnites gerardi Oppel
1892Belemnites gerardi Rothpletz p. 104 figs. Pl 13, figs 6-8, 10, 12
1963Belemnopsis gerardi Stevens pp. 692 - 693 figs. Plate 98, figs. 1-8

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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)
speciesgerardi(Oppel 1856)

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.

Belemnopsis gerardi Oppel 1856
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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 Oxfordian to the top of the Late/Upper Tithonian or 163.50000 to 145.00000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Jurassic - Middle Jurassic201.4 - 161.5Indonesia Belemnites gerardi (132795 132796)
Callovian - Tithonian166.1 - 145.0Papua New Guinea Belemnopsis gerardi (64218 64219)
Oxfordian163.5 - 157.3Madagascar Belemnopsis gerardi (98176)
Kimmeridgian157.3 - 152.1Antarctica (Alexander Island) Belemnopsis gerardi (2073)
Late/Upper Tithonian150.8 - 145.0Nepal Belemnopsis gerardi (142312)