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Belopterina

Cephalopoda - Spirulida - Belopteridae

Taxonomy
Belopterina was named by Munier-Chalmas (1872) [Sepkoski's age data: T Eo-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).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Belopterina Munier-Chalmas
1942Belopterina Kretzoi p. 134
1966Belopterina Jeletzky p. 107
2002Belopterina 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
genusBelopterinaMunier-Chalmas 1872

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. †Belopterina Munier-Chalmas 1872
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available