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Brevibelus breviformis

Cephalopoda - Belemnitida

Taxonomy
Belemnites breviformis was named by Voltz (1830). It is not extant.

It was recombined as Brevibelus breviformis by Doyle (1992).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1830Belemnites breviformis Voltz
1992Brevibelus breviformis Doyle

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
superfamilyBelemnoideaHyatt 1884
orderBelemnitidaZittel 1895
genusBrevibelus
speciesbreviformis(Voltz 1830)

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.

Brevibelus breviformis Voltz 1830
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: low Mg calciteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:38:11
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:04:16
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Toarcian to the top of the Early/Lower Aalenian or 180.10000 to 171.60000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Toarcian180.1 - 175.6Germany Brevibelus breviformis (59454)
Concavum175.6 - 171.6Luxembourg Brevibelus breviformis (141485)
Early/Lower Aalenian175.6 - 171.6Germany Brevibelus breviformis (59457 59460 59461 59463 59473)
Murchisonae175.6 - 171.6Luxembourg Brevibelus breviformis (141471)
Aalenian174.1 - 170.3Luxembourg Brevibelus breviformis (141468)
Aalenian174.1 - 170.3Iran Brevibelus breviformis (155327 155328 155329 155330)