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Castellanibelus

Cephalopoda - Belemnitida - Duvaliidae

Taxonomy
Castellanibelus was named by Combemorel (1972).

It was assigned to Duvaliidae by Picollier (2022).

Species
C. orbignyanus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1972Castellanibelus Combemorel
2022Castellanibelus Picollier pp. 37 - 38

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
—Neocoleoidea
superorderDecabrachiaHaeckel 1866
orderBelemnitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderPachybelemnopseinaRiegraf 1998
familyDuvaliidaePavlow 1914
genusCastellanibelusCombemorel 1972

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.

G. †Castellanibelus Combemorel 1972
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†Castellanibelus orbignyanus Duval-Jouve 1841
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
M.-C. Picollier 2022Rostrum slender, up to 68 mm long; dorsoventrally depressed, except for very juvenile stages, which are sub cylindrical; anteriorly less depressed than posteriorly; slightly hastate in outline and profile; dorsal alveolar groove narrow, not reaching mucronate apex; alveolus circular, reaching half of the rostrum in adult stage, ∼18°; double lateral lines faint, sometimes reduced to simple flat surfaces.
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 Early/Lower Tithonian to the top of the Early/Lower Valanginian or 149.20000 to 132.60000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Tithonian149.2 - 145.06France C. orbignyanus (12174)
Neocomian143.1 - 125.77France C. orbignyanus (12162 12193)
Early/Lower Cretaceous143.1 - 100.5France C. orbignyanus (12159)
Early/Lower Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Switzerland Belemnites orbignyanus (2225)
Early/Lower Valanginian137.05 - 132.6France C. orbignyanus (12194)
Early/Lower Valanginian - Valanginian137.05 - 132.6France C. orbignyanus (12169)
Late/Upper Valanginian137.05 - 132.6France C. orbignyanus (12234)
Late/Upper Valanginian137.05 - 132.6Hungary C. orbignyanus (111309)
Valanginian137.05 - 132.6France C. orbignyanus (12167 12177)