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Palaeobelemnopsis

Cephalopoda - Aulacoceratida - Palaeobelemnopsidae

Taxonomy
Palaeobelemnopsis was named by Chen (1982) [Sepkoski's age data: P u Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. Its type is Palaeobelemnopsis sinensis.

It was assigned to Palaeobelemnopsidae by Chen (1982) and Liu and Su (1999); and to Aulacocerida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
P. minor, P. sinensis (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1982Palaeobelemnopsis Chen
1999Palaeobelemnopsis Liu and Su p. 27
2002Palaeobelemnopsis Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
superfamilyBelemnoideaHyatt 1884
orderAulacoceratidaStolley 1919
familyPalaeobelemnopsidae
genusPalaeobelemnopsis

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. †Palaeobelemnopsis Chen 1982
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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 Wuchiapingian to the top of the Changhsingian or 259.90000 to 252.17000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Wuchiapingian259.9 - 254.17China (Hunan) P. sp. (150514)
Changhsingian254.17 - 252.17China (Hubei) P. sinensis, P. minor (107744)