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Belemnites paxillosus

Cephalopoda - Belemnitida - Belemnitidae

Taxonomy
Belemnites paxillosus was named by Schlotheim (1820).

It was recombined as Belemnites (Megateuthis) paxillosus by Gemmellaro (1911).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
B. calloviensis, B. fusticulus, B. hastati, B. kuntkotensis, B. puzosi, B. stoliczkanus

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1814Orthocera conica Sowerby p. 131 figs. Pl. LX, Fig 1-3
1820Belemnites paxillosus Schlotheim
1911Belemnites (Megateuthis) paxillosus Gemmellaro p. 207 figs. Pl 8, figs 1,2

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
superfamilyBelemnoideaHyatt 1884
orderBelemnitidaZittel 1895
suborderBelemnitinaZittel 1895
familyBelemnitidaed'Orbigny 1845
subfamilyBelemnitinaed'Orbigny 1845
genusBelemnites
speciespaxillosusSchlotheim 1820

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 paxillosus Schlotheim 1820
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Invalid names: Orthocera conica Sowerby 1814 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available