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Loligosepiidae

Cephalopoda - Loligosepiida - Loligosepiidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1921Belopeltidae Naef
1942Belopeltidae Kretzoi p. 134
1949Loligosepiidae Regteren Altena
1966Loligosepiidae Jeletzky p. 42
1978Loligosepiidae Reitner p. 206
1994Loligosepiidae Doyle et al. p. 7
2014Loligosepiidae Donovan and von Boletzky p. 48

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
orderLoligosepiida(Jeletzky 1965)
familyLoligosepiidaeRegteren Altena 1949
familyLoligosepiidaeRegteren Altena 1949

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.

Fm. †Loligosepiidae Regteren Altena 1949
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G. †Loliginites Quenstedt 1849
G. †Loligosepia Quenstedt 1839
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Loligosepia bucklandi Voltz 1840
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Invalid names: Belopeltis acuminatus Voltz 1840 [synonym]
Invalid names: Belopeltis Voltz 1840 [synonym], Geoteuthis Munster 1843 [synonym], Palaeosepia Theodori 1844 [synonym]
G. †Neololigosepia Reitner and Engeser 1982
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Neololigosepia stahleckeri Reitner and Engeser 1982
G. †Parabelopeltis Naef 1921
Invalid names: Belopeltidae Naef 1921 [replaced]
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 Rhaetian to the top of the Early/Lower Barremian or 208.50000 to 125.45000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Germany Loligosepia neidernachensis (139355)
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8United Kingdom Belopeltis bucklandi, Belopeltis acuminatus (158213) Loligosepia bucklandi (158210)
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8United Kingdom (England) Loligosepia bucklandi (122153)
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8United Kingdom (Gloucestershire) Loligosepia bucklandi (158209)
Obtusum196.5 - 189.6United Kingdom (England) Loligosepia bucklandi (114638 158208)
Turneri196.5 - 189.6United Kingdom (England) Loligosepia bucklandi (158211 158212)
Early/Lower Toarcian183.0 - 182.0Germany (Bavaria) Belopeltis bollensis (51271)
Falciferum183.0 - 182.0France Loligosepia sp. (169109)
Early/Lower Barremian130.0 - 125.45Cape Verde Neololigosepia stahleckeri (212880)