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Belemnosis

Cephalopoda - Spirulida - Belemnoseidae

Taxonomy
Belemnosis was named by Edwards (1849) [Sepkoski's age data: T Dani-u T Eo-l Sepkoski's reference number: 307]. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Belemnosidae.

It was assigned to Belemnosinae by Kretzoi (1942); to Belemnoseidae by Jeletzky (1966); and to Sepiida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1849Belemnosis Edwards
1942Belemnosis Kretzoi p. 134
1966Belemnosis Jeletzky p. 106
2002Belemosis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
superorderDecabrachiaBoettger 1952
orderSpirulidaStolley 1919
familyBelemnoseidae(Wiltshire 1869)
genusBelemnosisEdwards 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.

G. †Belemnosis Edwards 1849
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available