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Belosaepia uncinata

Cephalopoda

Taxonomy
Belosaepia uncinata was named by Palmer (1937).

It was synonymized subjectively with Belosaepia ungula by Yancey et al. (2010).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Belosaepia uncinata Palmer

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
RankNameAuthor
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
genusBelosaepiaVoltz 1830
speciesuncinataPalmer 1937

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.

Belosaepia uncinata Palmer 1937
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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 Lutetian to the top of the Bartonian or 47.80000 to 38.00000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Lutetian47.8 - 41.3USA (Alabama) Belosaepia uncinata (92351)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Alabama) Belosaepia uncinata (98355)
Bartonian41.3 - 38.0USA (Louisiana) Belosaepia uncinata (92346 98787)