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Dimitobelus diptycha

Cephalopoda - Belemnitida - Dimitobelidae

Taxonomy
Belemnitella diptycha was named by M'Coy (1867). It is not a trace fossil. It is the type species of Dimitobelus.

It was recombined as Dimitobelus diptycha by Doyle (1990).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
D. diptychus, D. lindsayi, D. praelindsayi, D. seymouriensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1867Belemnitella diptycha M'Coy
1990Dimitobelus diptycha Doyle p. 161

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
superfamilyBelemnoideaHyatt 1884
orderBelemnitidaZittel 1895
suborderBelemnopseinaJeletzky 1965
familyDimitobelidaeWhitehouse 1924
genusDimitobelusWhitehouse 1925
speciesdiptycha(M'Coy 1867)

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.

†Dimitobelus diptycha M'Coy 1867
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Diagnosis
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