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Brachybelus

Cephalopoda - Belemnitida

Taxonomy
Brachybelus is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Belemnitida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Brachybelus Sepkoski

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

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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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: Aalenian or 174.10000 to 170.30000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Toarcian - Aalenian182.7 - 170.3Canada (Northwest Territories) B. sp. (34188)
Aalenian174.1 - 170.3Canada (Yukon) B. sp. (34200)