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Belemnopsis aucklandica

Cephalopoda - Belemnitida - Belemnopseidae

Taxonomy
Belemnopsis aucklandicus was named by Hochstetter (1863) [TYPE LOCALITY: Waikato South Head, Port Waikato, New Zealand (Ohauan: Tithonian). TYPE REPOSITORY: Natural History Museum, Vienna.].

It was corrected as Belemnopsis aucklandica by Marwick (1953).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1863Belemnopsis aucklandicus Hochstetter p. 129
1953Belemnopsis aucklandica Marwick p. 123

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
Neocoleoidea
superorderDecabrachiaHaeckel 1866
orderBelemnitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderBelemnopseinaJeletzky 1965
familyBelemnopseidaeNaef 1922
genusBelemnopsis(Bayle 1878)
speciesaucklandica(Hochstetter 1863)

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 aucklandica Hochstetter 1863
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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: Tithonian or 149.20000 to 143.10000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Jurassic161.5 - 143.1New Zealand Belemnopsis aucklandica (37310)
Kimmeridgian - Tithonian154.8 - 143.1Antarctica Belemnopsis aucklandica (158964)
Puaroan150.0 - 143.1New Zealand Belemnopsis aucklandica (63743 63870 63872 63873 63874 121144)
Tithonian149.2 - 143.1Antarctica (Alexander Island) Belemnopsis aucklandica (2074)