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Belemnites

Cephalopoda - Belemnitida - Belemnitidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1864Belemnites Meek p. 53
1895Belemnites Stanton p. 84
1966Belemnites Jeletzky p. 141
2002Belemnites Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
superfamilyBelemnoideaHyatt 1884
orderBelemnitidaZittel 1895
suborderBelemnitinaZittel 1895
familyBelemnitidaed'Orbigny 1845
subfamilyBelemnitinaed'Orbigny 1845
genusBelemnites

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.

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Subg. †Belemnites (Belemnopsis) Bayle 1878
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Subg. †Belemnites (Hibolites) Mayer-Eymar 1883
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Hibolites arroyoensis Anderson 1945
Hibolites cigarroides Anderson 1933
Hibolites duperroni Combemorel 1988
Hibolites fontoinonti Besairie 1936
Hibolites hastatus Montfort 1808
Hibolites latesulcatus d'Orbigny 1845
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Invalid names: Belemnites royerianus d'Orbigny 1843 [synonym]
Hibolites semihastatus de Blainville 1827
Hibolites toroensis Anderson 1945
Hibolites wilburensis Anderson 1945
Belemnites canaliculatus Schlotheim 1820
Belemnites cenomanus von der Marck 1858
Belemnites dicoelus Rothpletz 1892
Belemnites duvalianus d'Orbigny 1843
Belemnites gerardi Oppel 1856
Belemnites pacificus Gabb 1864
Belemnites paxillosus Schlotheim 1820
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Invalid names: Orthocera conica Sowerby 1814 [synonym]
Belemnites subfusiformis Raspail 1829
Belemnites subquadratus Roemer 1836
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available