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Belemnitida (belemnite)

Cephalopoda - Belemnitida

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1895Belemnitida Zittel
1966Belemnitida Jeletzky p. 107
1994Belemnitida Doyle et al. p. 6
2002Belemnitida Sepkoski
2005Belemnitida Boyle and Rodhouse p. 343

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
superfamilyBelemnoideaHyatt 1884
orderBelemnitidaZittel 1895
orderBelemnitidaZittel 1895

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.

Or. †Belemnitida Zittel 1895 [belemnite]
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G. †Arcobelus
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Aulacoteuthis wyntoonium Anderson 1938
Subor. †Belemnitina Zittel 1895 [belemnite]
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Fm. †Belemnitidae d'Orbigny 1845
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G. †Acroteuthis Stolley 1911
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Acroteuthis aboriginalis Anderson 1938
Acroteuthis barrana Anderson 1938
Acroteuthis divergens Anderson 1938
Acroteuthis impressa Gabb 1864
Acroteuthis kernensis Anderson 1938
Acroteuthis kewana Anderson 1938
Acroteuthis macarthyensis Anderson 1938
Acroteuthis mitchelli Anderson 1938
Acroteuthis onoensis Anderson 1938
Acroteuthis shastensis Anderson 1938
Acroteuthis watsonensis Anderson 1945
Acroteuthis wilcoxi Anderson 1938
Acroteuthis winslowensis Anderson 1938
G. †Actinoconites Steinmann 1910
Subfm. †Belemnitinae d'Orbigny 1845
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Subg. †Belemnites (Belemnopsis) Bayle 1878
Subg. †Belemnites (Hibolites) Mayer-Eymar 1883
Belemnites canaliculatus Schlotheim 1820
Belemnites cenomanus von der Marck 1858
Belemnites dicoelus Rothpletz 1892
Belemnites gerardi Oppel 1856
Belemnites pacificus Gabb 1864
Belemnites paxillosus Schlotheim 1820
Belemnites subfusiformis Raspail 1829
Belemnites subquadratus Roemer 1836
Subfm. †Cylindroteuthinae Naef 1922
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Cylindroteuthis clavicula Anderson 1945
Cylindroteuthis cuspidata Sachs and Nalnjaeva 1964
Cylindroteuthis gelida de Lagausie 2018
Cylindroteuthis glennensis Anderson 1945
Cylindroteuthis jacutica Sachs and Nalnjaeva 1964
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Invalid names: Cylindroteuthis klamathonae Anderson 1945 [synonym]
Cylindroteuthis puzosi d'Orbigny 1842
Cylindroteuthis venusta Dzyuba 2012
G. †Prototeuthis Lemoine 1915
Fm. †Cylindroteuthididae Stolley 1919 [belemnite]
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G. †Boreioteuthis Saks and Nalnyaeva 1966
G. †Eocylindroteuthis Riegraf 1980
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Eocylindroteuthis yokoyamai Iba et al. 2014
Fm. †Hastitidae Naef 1922 [belemnite]
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G. †Bairstowius Jeletzky 1994
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Bairstowius junceus Phillips 1867
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Invalid names: Hastites junceus Phillips 1927 [synonym], Pseudohastites arundineus Lang 1928 [synonym]
G. †Hastites Meyer-Eymar 1883
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Hastites fustiformis Lang 1928
Hastites microstylus Phillips 1867
Hastites spadixari Simpson 1855
Invalid names: Rhopalobelus Pavlov 1914 [synonym]
G. †Hungarosepia Doyle et al. 1994
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Hungarosepia hungarica Lèrenthey 1898
Hungarosepia naefi Szôrényi 1934
Invalid names: Archaeosepia [replaced]
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Pleurobelus compressus Stahl 1824
Pleurobelus lagenaeformis Hartmann 1832
Pleurobelus subirregularis Lissajous 1927
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Rhabdobelus avena Dumortier 1866
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Invalid names: Dicoelites avena Mayer 1920 [synonym], Pseudobelus avena Dumortier 1925 [synonym], Rhabdobelus exilis Orbigny 1971 [synonym], Rhabdobelus serpulatus Quenstedt 1971 [synonym]
Rhabdobelus donovani Riegraf 1998
G. †Subhastites Gustomesov 1977
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Subhastites pseudoclavatus Gustomesov 1977
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Invalid names: Belemnites clavatus Schlotheim 1820 [synonym]
Fm. †Megateuthididae Sachs and Nalnjaeva 1967
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Subg. †Acrocoelites (Acrocoelites) Lissajous 1915
Acrocoelites bobeti Lissajous 1927
Acrocoelites brevisulcatus Quenstedt 1848
Acrocoelites conoideus Oppel 1856
Acrocoelites ilminstrensis Phillips 1867
Acrocoelites levidensis Simpson 1855
Acrocoelites oxyconus Hehl 1831
Acrocoelites pyramidalis Munster 1831
Acrocoelites riegrafi Doyle 1992
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Invalid names: Belemnites longiconus Schwegler 1969 [replaced]
Acrocoelites rostriformis Theodori 1837
Acrocoelites subtenuis Simpson 1855
Acrocoelites tripartitus von Schlotheim 1820
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Invalid names: Mesoteuthis banzensis Kolb 1942 [synonym]
Acrocoelites vulgaris Young and Bird 1822
G. †Chuvashiteuthis Ippolitov et al. 2017
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Chuvashiteuthis aenigmatica Ippolitov et al. 2017
G. †Cuspiteuthis Abel 1916
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Cuspiteuthis acuaria von Schlotheim 1820
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Invalid names: Youngibelus ohmdenensis Schlegelmilch 1998 [synonym]
Cuspiteuthis tubularis Young and Bird 1822
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Dactyloteuthis digitalis Blainville 1827
Dactyloteuthis incurvata Zieten 1831
Dactyloteuthis irregularis von Schlotheim 1813
Dactyloteuthis semistriata Muenster 1830
Dactyloteuthis similis von Seebach 1864
Dactyloteuthis wrighti Oppel 1856
G. †Megateuthis Bayle 1878
G. †Paramegateuthis Gustomesov 1960
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Paramegateuthis nescia Nalnjaeva 1988
Paramegateuthis ovata de Lagausie and Dzyuba 2018
Paramegateuthis subishmensis Stoyanova-Vergilova 1983
Fm. †Nipponoteuthidae Iba et al. 2014
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G. †Nipponoteuthis Iba et al. 2014
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Nipponoteuthis katana Iba et al. 2014
Fm. †Passaloteuthididae Naef 1922 [belemnite]
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G. †Angeloteuthis Lang 1928
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Angeloteuthis gabriel Lang 1928
Angeloteuthis michael Lang 1928
Angeloteuthis raphael Lang 1928
Angeloteuthis uriel Lang 1928
G. †Clastoteuthis Lang 1928
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Clastoteuthis abrupta Lang 1928
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Parapassaloteuthis polita Simpson 1866
Parapassaloteuthis zieteni Mayer-Eymar 1884
G. †Schwegleria Riegraf 1980
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Schwegleria feifeli Schwegler 1939
Schwegleria praecox Schwegler 1939
Schwegleria psilonoti Schwegler 1939
Fm. †Salpingoteuthididae Doyle 1992 [belemnite]
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Salpingoteuthis trisulcata de Blainville 1827
Invalid names: Belemnoteuthidae Zittel 1885 [empty], Oxyteuthididae Stolley 1919 [empty]
Subor. †Belemnopseina Jeletzky 1965 [belemnite]
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Fm. †Belemnitellidae Pavlov 1914 [belemnite]
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G. †Actinocamax Miller 1823
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Actinocamax groenlandicus Birkelund 1956
Actinocamax primus Arkhangelsky 1912
G. †Belemnitella d'Orbigny 1840
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Belemnitella bulbosa Meek and Hayden 1856
Belemnitella mucronata Schlotheim 1813
Belemnitella propinqua Moberg 1885
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Invalid names: Actinocamax propinquus Moberg 1885 [objective synonym]
Belemnitella quadrata Blainville 1827
Belemnitella vera Miller 1823
G. †Praeactinocamax Naidin 1964
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Praeactinocamax plenus de Blainville 1827
Fm. †Belemnopseidae Naef 1922
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G. †Belemnopsis Bayle 1878
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Belemnopsis aucklandica Hochstetter 1863
Belemnopsis berryessae Anderson 1945
Belemnopsis brownei Marshall 1909
Belemnopsis cachensis Anderson 1945
Belemnopsis californicus Anderson 1945
Belemnopsis hastata Blainville 1808
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Invalid names: Belemnites argovianus Mayer 1863 [synonym]
Belemnopsis hochstetteri Hector 1929
Belemnopsis mercurialis Anderson 1945
Belemnopsis napaensis Anderson 1945
Belemnopsis spiculoides Anderson 1945
Belemnopsis tomsensis Anderson 1945
G. †Neohibolites Stolley 1911
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Neohibolites fontinalis Anderson 1938
Neohibolites strombecki Muller 1896
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Invalid names: Neohibolites minor Stolley 1911 [synonym]
Fm. †Dimitobelidae Whitehouse 1924 [belemnite]
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G. †Dimitobelus Whitehouse 1925
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Dimitobelus diptycha M'Coy 1867
Invalid names: Cheirobelus Whitehouse 1924 [synonym]
Invalid names: Dicoelitidae Saks and Nal'nyaeva 1967 [empty], Pseudodicoelitidae Saks and Nal'nyaeva 1967 [empty]
Subor. †Belemnotheutididina Stolley 1919 [belemnite]
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Invalid names: Belemnotheutididae Zittel 1885 [empty]
Subor. †Belemnotheutina Stolley 1919 [belemnite]
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Fm. †Belemnotheutidae Zittel 1884 [belemnite]
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G. †Acanthoteuthis Wagner in Munster 1839
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Acanthoteuthis antiquus Pearce 1847 [belemnite]
Acanthoteuthis leichi Reitner 1986
Acanthoteuthis mayri Engeser and Reitner 1981
Acanthoteuthis polonica Markowski 1952
Acanthoteuthis speciosa Munster 1839
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Invalid names: Acanthoteuthis ferussacii Munster 1839 [synonym], Acanthoteuthis lictensteinii Munster 1839 [synonym], Ostracoteuthis superba Zittel 1881 [synonym]
Acanthoteuthis syriaca Roger 1944
Invalid names: Belemnoteuthis Pearce 1842 [synonym], Ostracoteuthis Zittel 1884 [synonym]
G. †Antarctiteuthis Doyle and Shakides 2004 [belemnite]
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Antarctiteuthis donovani Doyle and Shakides 2004
Fm. †Sueviteuthidae Reitner and Engeser 1980
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G. †Sueviteuthis Reitner and Engeser 1982 [belemnite]
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Sueviteuthis schlierbachensis Reitner and Engeser 1982
Sueviteuthis zellensis Reitner and Engeser 1982 [belemnite]
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Brevibelus breviformis Voltz 1830
G. †Conobelus Stolley 1919
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Conobelus pseudoheres Lukeneder 2005
G. †Eobelemnites Flower 1945
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Holcobelus munieri Eudes-Deslongchamps 1878
G. †Lenobelus
Subor. †Pachybelemnopseina Riegraf 1998
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Fm. †Duvaliidae Pavlow 1914 [belemnite]
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G. †Duvalia Bayle 1878
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Duvalia didayana d'Orbigny 1842
Duvalia grasiana Duval-Jouve 1841
Duvalia hungarica Főzy et al. 2010 [Section HK-12, Hárskút, Közöskút Ravine, Bakony Mts, Hungary]
Duvalia monsalvensis Gilliéron 1873
Duvalia papretravinensis Fozy et al. 2013
G. †Produvalia Riegraf 1981
G. †Pseudobelus de Blainville 1827
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Pseudobelus aptiensis Stolley 1913
Fm. †Mesohibolitidae Nerodenko 1983
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G. †Conohibolites Janssen and Fozy 2005
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Conohibolites garshini Stoyanova-Vergilova 1965
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Curtohibolites pinguis Shvetsov 1913
Curtohibolites wernsdorfensis Stoyanova-Vergilova 1963
G. †Hibolithes Montfort 1808
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Hibolithes catlinensis Hector 1878
Hibolithes jaculiformis Shvetsov 1913
Invalid names: Pseudohibolites Bliithgen 1936 [synonym]
G. †Pachyteuthis Bayle 1878
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Rhopaloteuthis bzoviensis Zeuschner 1869
Rhopaloteuthis sauvanausa d'Orbigny 1842
G. †Simobelus
Fm. †Sinobelemnitidae Bian and Zhu 1984
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G. †Tohokubelus Niko and Ehiro 2022
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Tohokubelus takaizumii Niko and Ehiro 2022
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 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Mississippian to the top of the Priabonian or 358.90000 to 33.90000 Ma

Collections (1357 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleozoic541.0 - 252.17USA (Alaska) Belemnites sp. (112515) Belemnitida indet. (112453 112530)
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2USA (Oklahoma) Eobelemnites canyense (215836)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8USA (Utah) Belemnitida indet. (11271)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8USA (Montana) Belemnitida indet. (11280)
Roadian272.3 - 268.8USA (Idaho) Belemnitida indets. (11285)
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17USA (Idaho) Belemnitida indet. (11283)
Lopingian259.9 - 252.17USA (Montana) Belemnitida indet. (11275)
Lopingian259.9 - 252.17USA (Wyoming) Belemnitida indet. (11224)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2Japan Tohokubelus takaizumii (224864)
Spathian251.3 - 247.2USA (Utah) Belemnitida indet. (63146)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (North Carolina) Belemnitella americana (83302)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Belemnitella americana (4142 4153 4158 4160 4164 4167 4170)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0North Pacific Belemnitella sp. (209778) Dimitobelidae indet. (209777) Dimitobelus sp. (209776)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Belemnitella americana (48570 124937)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (South Dakota) Belemnitella bulbosa (88510 88511)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Texas) Belemnitella americana (4406 4439 4510)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Belgium Belemnitella junior (160380 234153)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Belemnitella americana (4178 4180 4184 4188 4195)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian70.6 - 66.0Netherlands (Limburg) Belemnitella junior (116894)
Priabonian38.0 - 33.9Italy Archaeosepia monticulimajoris (81043)