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Belopteridium

Cephalopoda - Spirulida - Belopteridae

Taxonomy
Belopteridium was named by Naef (1921) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo 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).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1921Belopteridium Naef
1942Belopteridium Kretzoi p. 134
1966Belopteridium Jeletzky p. 107
2002Belopteridium 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
genusBelopteridiumNaef 1921

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. †Belopteridium Naef 1921
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available