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Belemnoida (belemnite)

Cephalopoda

Taxonomy
Belemnoida was named by Gray (1849). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Coleoidea by Nishiguchi and Mapes (2008).

Subtaxa
Donovaniconida, Hematitida, Phragmoteuthida
Sister taxa
Donovaniconida, Hematitida, Phragmoteuthida

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1849Belemnoida Gray
2008Belemnoida Nishiguchi and Mapes p. 179

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
superorderBelemnoidaGray 1849
superorderBelemnoidaGray 1849

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.

Superor. †Belemnoida Gray 1849 [belemnite]
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Or. †Donovaniconida Doguzhaeva et al. 2002
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Fm. †Donovaniconidae Doguzhaeva et al. 2002
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G. †Donovaniconus Doguzhaeva et al. 2002
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†Donovaniconus oklahomensis Doguzhaeva et al. 2002
G. †Saundersites Doguzhaeva et al. 2008
Fm. †Rhiphaeoteuthidae Doguzhaeva 2002
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G. †Rhiphaeoteuthis Doguzhaeva 2002
Invalid names: Gordoniconidae Mapes et al. 2010 [empty]
Or. †Hematitida Doguzhaeva et al. 2002
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Fm. †Hematitidae Gustomesov 1976
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G. †Bactritimimus Flower and Gordon 1959
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†Bactritimimus girtyi Flower and Gordon 1959
†Bactritimimus ulrichi Flower and Gordon 1959
G. †Hematites Flower and Gordon 1959
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†Hematites barbarae Flower and Gordon 1959
†Hematites burbankensis Flower and Gordon 1959
G. †Paleoconus Flower and Gordon 1959
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†Paleoconus bakeri Flower and Gordon 1959
Or. †Phragmoteuthida Jeletzky 1965 [belemnite]
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Fm. †Phragmoteuthididae von Mojsisovics 1882
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G. †Permoteuthis Rosenkrantz 1946
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†Permoteuthis groenlandica Rosenkrantz 1946
G. †Phragmoteuthis von Mojsisovics 1882
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:51:48
Modified: 2023-08-18 17:28:37
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Pendleian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 330.90000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (36 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chesterian335.5 - 323.2USA (Utah) Hematites barbarae (84403 84406 84407 84408 84410) Hematites barbarae, Hematites burbankensis (84405 84409)
Pendleian330.9 - 327.0USA (Arkansas) Bactritimimus ulrichi (84402) Bactritimimus ulrichi, Bactritimimus girtyi (84401) Hematites barbarae (84404 155545) Paleoconus bakeri, Hematites barbarae (84400)
Arnsbergian327.0 - 323.7USA (California) Hematites sp. (217147)
Desmoinesian312.8 - 306.0USA (Oklahoma) Donovaniconus oklahomensis (84451)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17Greenland Permoteuthis groenlandica (107777 107778)
Illyrian - Fassanian247.2 - 235.0Switzerland Phragmoteuthis ticinensis (122057)
Ladinian242.0 - 237.0Italy (South Tyrol) Phragmoteuthis sp. (205129 212343)
Fassanian242.0 - 235.0Svalbard and Jan Mayen Phragmoteuthida indet. (212304)
Carnian237.0 - 228.0Italy Phragmoteuthis bisinuata (212025)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Austria Phragmoteuthis sp. (159555)
Early/Lower Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6Canada (British Columbia) Belemnoida sp. (199708)
Late/Upper Sinemurian196.5 - 189.6Canada (British Columbia) Belemnoida sp. (199698)
Late/Upper Pliensbachian - Early/Lower Toarcian189.6 - 182.0Japan (Yamaguchi) Belemnoida indet. (38183)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Japan (Yamaguchi) Belemnoida indet. (38200 38202 38203 38204 38218)
Early/Lower Toarcian - Middle Toarcian183.0 - 175.6Canada (British Columbia) Belemnoida indet. (56225 56228)
Middle Toarcian182.0 - 175.6Canada (British Columbia) Belemnoida indet. (53378)
Tithonian152.1 - 145.0Tanzania (Lindi) Belemnoida indet. (47144 47145)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.5 - 66.0Russian Federation (Volgograd) Belemnoida indet. (38075)