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Dimitobelus (Tetrabelus) macgregori

Cephalopoda - Belemnitida - Dimitobelidae

Taxonomy
Tetrabelus macgregori was named by Glaessner (1945). Its type specimen is MUGD 1876 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Middle Purari River, Paw Creek, which is in an Albian marine sandstone in Papua New Guinea.

It was recombined as Dimitobelus (Tetrabelus) macgregori by Glaessner (1958).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1945Tetrabelus macgregori Glaessner p. 160 figs. Pl 6, fig 12
1958Dimitobelus (Tetrabelus) macgregori Glaessner p. 219 figs. Pl 26, figs 5,6; text-fig 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
superfamilyBelemnoideaHyatt 1884
orderBelemnitidaZittel 1895
suborderBelemnopseinaJeletzky 1965
familyDimitobelidaeWhitehouse 1924
genusDimitobelusWhitehouse 1925
subgenusTetrabelus
speciesmacgregori(Glaessner 1945)

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.

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Diagnosis
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