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Belemnitellidae (belemnite)

Cephalopoda - Belemnitida - Belemnitellidae

Taxonomy
Belemnitellidae was named by Pavlov (1914). Its type is Belemnitella.

It was assigned to Belemnitida by Cobban (1983); and to Belemnopseina by Doyle et al. (1994).

Subtaxa
Actinocamax, Belemnitella (type genus), Praeactinocamax

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1914Belemnitellidae Pavlov
1983Belemnitellidae Cobban p. 20
1994Belemnitellidae Doyle et al. p. 6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
—Neocoleoidea
superorderDecabrachiaHaeckel 1866
orderBelemnitidaHaeckel 1866
suborderBelemnopseinaJeletzky 1965
familyBelemnitellidaePavlov 1914
familyBelemnitellidaePavlov 1914

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.

Fm. †Belemnitellidae Pavlov 1914 [belemnite]
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G. †Actinocamax Miller 1823
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†Actinocamax groenlandicus Birkelund 1956
†Actinocamax primus Arkhangelsky 1912
G. †Belemnitella d'Orbigny 1840
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†Belemnitella americana Morton 1830
†Belemnitella bulbosa Meek and Hayden 1856
†Belemnitella mucronata Schlotheim 1813
†Belemnitella propinqua Moberg 1885
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Invalid names: Actinocamax propinquus Moberg 1885 [objective synonym]
†Belemnitella quadrata Blainville 1827
†Belemnitella vera Miller 1823
G. †Praeactinocamax Naidin 1964
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†Praeactinocamax plenus de Blainville 1827
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 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Sinemurian to the top of the Early/Lower Maastrichtian or 199.50000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (113 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sinemurian199.5 - 192.9USA (Alaska) Belemnitellidae indet. (55488)
Early/Lower Cenomanian - Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Denmark Actinocamax primus (69975)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Czechia Praeactinocamax plenus (151607)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Sweden Actinocamax sp., Actinocamax primus (70427)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Germany Actinocamax plenus (9178 12612)
Late/Upper Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Germany (Niedersachsen) Praeactinocamax plenus (91546)
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9United Kingdom (England) Actinocamax primus (78588 78591 78593)
Middle Cenomanian100.5 - 93.9Germany (Westphalia) Actinocamax sp., Actinocamax primus (4067)
Late/Upper Cretaceous100.5 - 66.0Greenland Actinocamax primus (157226)
Late/Upper Turonian93.9 - 89.8USA (South Dakota) Actinocamax sp. (88005)
Turonian93.9 - 89.8Russian Federation Praeactinocamax plenus (215821)
Turonian - Coniacian93.9 - 85.7Poland (Pomorskie) Actinocamax westphalicus (227268)
Late/Upper Turonian - Early/Lower Santonian93.9 - 83.6Greenland Actinocamax sp. (70188)
Coniacian89.8 - 85.7Greenland Actinocamax sp. (70193 212907)
Coniacian89.8 - 85.7Denmark Actinocamax lundgreni (70001)
Early/Lower Coniacian89.8 - 85.7Denmark Actinocamax lundgreni (70004)
Late/Upper Coniacian - Early/Lower Santonian89.8 - 83.6Denmark Actinocamax lundgreni, Actinocamax westfalicus, Actinocamax sp. 1 (70062)
Early/Lower Santonian85.7 - 83.6Denmark Actinocamax westfalicus (70061) Actinocamax westfalicus, Actinocamax propinquus, Actinocamax verus (70059 70060) Actinocamax westfalicus, Actinocamax sp. 1 (70063)
Early/Lower Santonian85.7 - 83.6Greenland Actinocamax groenlandicus (70202)
Early/Lower Santonian - Middle Santonian85.7 - 83.6Sweden Belemnitella propinqua (70314) Belemnitella propinqua, Actinocamax verus (70316)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Russian Federation (Kaliningrad) Belemnitella mucronata (227275)
Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany Belemnitella mucronata (221907 221909 221910)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Russian Federation (Orenburg) Belemnitella mucronata (224094)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Sweden (Skåne) Actinocamax verus (74335) Belemnitella mucronata (74334)
Early/Lower Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany Actinocamax quadratus (64140 64141) Belemnitella mucronata (36804 83796)
Early/Lower Campanian - Middle Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany Belemnitella mucronata (64187)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Greenland Actinocamax groenlandicus (70235)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany Actinocamax quadratus (64153) Belemnitella minor (64215) Belemnitella mucronata (36803 63985 63991 63995 64002 64127 64128 64130 64131 64132 64134 64135 64136 64142 64143 64155 64180 221859)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Niedersachsen) Belemnitella misburgensis, Belemnitella minor, Belemnitella mucronata (31993)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Texas) Belemnitella americana (7472)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (South Dakota) Belemnitella sp. (212982)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Netherlands Belemnitella minor, Belemnitella sp. (82409)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (New Jersey) Belemnitella sp. (233638)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2USA (Delaware) Belemnitella americana (6171 6172 6174 6175 6176)
Late/Upper Campanian83.6 - 72.2Germany (Schleswig-Holstein) Belemnitella schulzi (38836)
Late/Upper Campanian - Early/Lower Maastrichtian83.6 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Belemnitella americana (46617 52504 124933 124935 190541)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Denmark Belemnitella schulzi (38835)
Early/Lower Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (South Dakota) Belemnitella bulbosa (88514 234106)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0North Pacific Belemnitella sp. (209778)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (North Carolina) Belemnitella americana (83302)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (South Dakota) Belemnitella bulbosa (88510 88511)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Belemnitella americana (4142 4153 4158 4160 4164 4167 4170)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Netherlands (Limburg) Belemnitella junior (116894)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Alabama) Belemnitella americana (4178 4180 4184 4188 4195 4205)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Texas) Belemnitella americana (4406 4439 4510)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Belgium Belemnitella junior (160380 234153)
Late/Upper Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Belemnitella americana (48570 124937)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Mississippi) Belemnitella sp. (7599)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Belemnitella americana (57915 78124 167743) Belemnitella indet. (102186)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0USA (Texas) Belemnitella americana (7517 7574)
Maastrichtian72.2 - 66.0Bulgaria Belemnitella sp. (67572)