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Belemnopsis littlei

Cephalopoda - Belemnitida - Belemnopseidae

Taxonomy
Belemnites (Dicoelites) littlei was named by Stefanini (1925).

It was recombined as Belemnopsis littlei by Stevens (1964); it was recombined as Dicoelites littlei by Stevens (1965).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Belemnites (Dicoelites) littlei Stefanini p. 152 figs. pl. 27 f. 4-6
1964Belemnopsis littlei Stevens p. 609
1965Dicoelites littlei Stevens

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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)
specieslittlei(Stefanini 1925)

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 littlei Stefanini 1925
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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 Oxfordian to the top of the Kimmeridgian or 161.20000 to 152.10000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian163.5 - 152.1Ethiopia Belemnites littlei (94499)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian161.2 - 150.8Ethiopia Belemnites littlei (93501)