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Beloptera

Cephalopoda - Spirulida - Belopteridae

Taxonomy
Beloptera was named by de Blainville (1827) [Sepkoski's age data: T Than T Ol-l Sepkoski's reference number: 307]. It is not extant.

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

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1827Beloptera de Blainville
1942Beloptera Kretzoi p. 134
1966Beloptera Jeletzky p. 107
2002Beloptera Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
superorderDecabrachiaBoettger 1952
orderSpirulidaStolley 1919
familyBelopteridaeNaef 1922
genusBelopterade Blainville 1827

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. †Beloptera de Blainville 1827
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Beloptera broilii Traub 1938
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 Danian to the top of the Lutetian or 66.00000 to 41.30000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Danian66.0 - 61.6Netherlands B. sp. (123971)
Paleocene66.0 - 56.0Austria (Salzburg) B. broilii (84335)
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3United Kingdom (England) B. belemnoidea (8124)