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Belemnites (Belemnopsis) tanganensis

Cephalopoda - Belemnitida - Belemnitidae

Taxonomy

Belemnopsis tanganensis was named by Futt (1894).

It was recombined as Belemnites (Belemnopsis) tanganensis by Weir (1929).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

B. calloviensis, B. fusticulus, B. hastati, B. kuntkotensis, B. puzosi, B. stoliczkanus, Belemnopsis alexandri, Belemnopsis annae, Belemnopsis calloviensis, Belemnopsis gladiatoris, Belemnopsis indica, Belemnopsis keari, Belemnopsis launceloti, Belemnopsis madagascariensis, Belemnopsis uhligi

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1894	Belemnopsis tanganensis Futt
1929	Belemnites (Belemnopsis) tanganensis Weir p. 18 figs. Pl. 2, Fig. 23; Pl. 5, Fig. 19-20

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Spiralia
superphylum	Lophotrochozoa
phylum	Mollusca
class	Cephalopoda	Cuvier 1797
subclass	Coleoidea	Bather 1888

Rank	Name	Author
superfamily	Belemnoidea	Hyatt 1884
order	Belemnitida	Zittel 1895
suborder	Belemnitina	Zittel 1895
family	Belemnitidae	d'Orbigny 1845
subfamily	Belemnitinae	d'Orbigny 1845
genus	Belemnites
subgenus	Belemnopsis	Bayle 1878
species	tanganensis	(Futt 1894)

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.

†Belemnites (Belemnopsis) tanganensis Futt 1894

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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 2004, Kiessling 2003

Age range: base of the Oxfordian to the top of the Early/Lower Tithonian or 163.50000 to 145.00000 Ma

Collections (15 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Callovian	164.7 - 161.2	Madagascar	Belemnopsis tanganensis (98094)
Oxfordian	163.5 - 157.3	Somalia	Belemnites tanganensis (161474 161476 161477)
Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian	163.5 - 152.1	Ethiopia	Belemnites tanganensis (94499)
Oxfordian - Kimmeridgian	163.5 - 152.1	Kenya	Belemnopsis tanganensis (99838 99839 99840 99841 99866)
Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian	163.5 - 150.8	Somalia	Belemnopsis tanganensis (100372)
Late/Upper Oxfordian - Early/Lower Kimmeridgian	161.2 - 150.8	Ethiopia	Belemnites tanganensis (93501)
Kimmeridgian	157.3 - 152.1	Antarctica (Alexander Island)	Belemnopsis tanganensis (2073)
Kimmeridgian	157.3 - 152.1	Somalia	Belemnites tanganensis (161478)
Early/Lower Tithonian	150.8 - 145.0	Tanzania	Belemnopsis tanganensis (35568)