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Loligosepia bucklandi

Cephalopoda - Loligosepiida - Loligosepiidae

Taxonomy
Belopeltis bucklandi was named by Voltz (1840). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Lyme Regis unspecified (OUM), which is in a Sinemurian carbonate limestone in the United Kingdom.

It was recombined as Loligosepia bucklandi by Donovan and von Boletzky (2014).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1840Belopeltis bucklandi Voltz p. 30
1840Belopeltis acuminatus Voltz p. 31
2014Loligosepia bucklandi Donovan and von Boletzky p. 48 figs. 1,2,4-7,10-17

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
orderLoligosepiida(Jeletzky 1965)
familyLoligosepiidaeRegteren Altena 1949
genusLoligosepiaQuenstedt 1839
speciesbucklandi(Voltz 1840)

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.

†Loligosepia bucklandi Voltz 1840
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Invalid names: Belopeltis acuminatus Voltz 1840 [synonym]
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 Obtusum to the top of the Sinemurian or 196.50000 to 190.80000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8United Kingdom (Gloucestershire) Loligosepia bucklandi (158209)
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8United Kingdom Belopeltis bucklandi, Belopeltis acuminatus (158213) Loligosepia bucklandi (158210)
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8United Kingdom (England) Loligosepia bucklandi (122153)
Obtusum196.5 - 189.6United Kingdom (England) Loligosepia bucklandi (114638 158208)
Turneri196.5 - 189.6United Kingdom (England) Loligosepia bucklandi (158211 158212)