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Belemnitidae

Cephalopoda - Belemnitida - Belemnitidae

Taxonomy
Belemnitidae was named by d'Orbigny (1845). Its type is Belemnites.

It was assigned to Cephalopoda by Meek (1864) and Stanton (1895); to Belemnoidea by Spath (1947); and to Belemnitina by Jeletzky (1966).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1845Belemnitidae d'Orbigny
1864Belemnitidae Meek p. 53
1895Belemnitidae Stanton p. 84
1947Belemnitidae Spath p. 29
1966Belemnitidae Jeletzky p. 140

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

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. †Belemnitidae d'Orbigny 1845
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G. †Acroteuthis Stolley 1911
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†Acroteuthis aboriginalis Anderson 1938
†Acroteuthis barrana Anderson 1938
†Acroteuthis divergens Anderson 1938
†Acroteuthis impressa Gabb 1864
†Acroteuthis kernensis Anderson 1938
†Acroteuthis kewana Anderson 1938
†Acroteuthis macarthyensis Anderson 1938
†Acroteuthis mitchelli Anderson 1938
†Acroteuthis onoensis Anderson 1938
†Acroteuthis shastensis Anderson 1938
†Acroteuthis watsonensis Anderson 1945
†Acroteuthis wilcoxi Anderson 1938
†Acroteuthis winslowensis Anderson 1938
G. †Actinoconites Steinmann 1910
Subfm. †Belemnitinae d'Orbigny 1845
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Subg. †Belemnites (Hibolites) Mayer-Eymar 1883
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†Hibolites arroyoensis Anderson 1945
†Hibolites cigarroides Anderson 1933
†Hibolites duperroni Combemorel 1988
†Hibolites fontoinonti Besairie 1936
†Hibolites hastatus Montfort 1808
†Hibolites latesulcatus d'Orbigny 1845
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Invalid names: Belemnites royerianus d'Orbigny 1843 [synonym]
†Hibolites semihastatus de Blainville 1827
†Hibolites toroensis Anderson 1945
†Hibolites wilburensis Anderson 1945
†Belemnites acutus Miller 1826
†Belemnites canaliculatus Schlotheim 1820
†Belemnites cenomanus von der Marck 1858
†Belemnites dicoelus Rothpletz 1892
†Belemnites duvalianus d'Orbigny 1843
†Belemnites gerardi Oppel 1856
†Belemnites pacificus Gabb 1864
†Belemnites paxillosus Schlotheim 1820
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Invalid names: Orthocera conica Sowerby 1814 [synonym]
†Belemnites subfusiformis Raspail 1829
†Belemnites subquadratus Roemer 1836
†Belemnites troslayanus d'Orbigny 1850
Subfm. †Cylindroteuthinae Naef 1922
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†Cylindroteuthis clavicula Anderson 1945
†Cylindroteuthis cuspidata Sachs and Nalnjaeva 1964
†Cylindroteuthis gelida de Lagausie 2018
†Cylindroteuthis glennensis Anderson 1945
†Cylindroteuthis jacutica Sachs and Nalnjaeva 1964
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Invalid names: Cylindroteuthis klamathonae Anderson 1945 [synonym]
†Cylindroteuthis puzosi d'Orbigny 1843
†Cylindroteuthis venusta Dzyuba 2012
G. †Prototeuthis Lemoine 1915
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 Paleozoic to the top of the Maastrichtian or 538.80000 to 66.00000 Ma

Collections (282 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Paleozoic538.8 - 251.902USA (Alaska) Belemnites sp. (112515)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5Mexico (Sonora) Actinoconites sp. (32836)
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7Mexico (Sonora) Belemnites sp. (39132)
Early/Lower Jurassic201.4 - 174.7United Kingdom (Somerset) Belemnites acutus (198904)
Early/Lower Jurassic - Middle Jurassic201.4 - 161.5Indonesia Belemnites gerardi, Belemnites dicoelus (132795 132796)
Jurassic - Hauterivian201.4 - 129.4Chile (Coquimbo) Belemnites sp. (221573)
Jurassic - Early/Lower Cretaceous201.4 - 100.5USA (Alaska) Belemnites sp. (112306)
Jurassic - Cretaceous201.4 - 66.0USA (Alaska) Belemnites sp. (112471)
Middle Hettangian201.3 - 196.5Chile (Antofagasta) Belemnites sp. (210218 210562)
Sinemurian199.3 - 190.8Russian Federation Belemnitidae indet. (129829)

Youngest occurrences
Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Early/Lower Aptian121.4 - 122.46Switzerland Belemnites semicanaliculatus (2232)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Australia (Queensland) Belemnites canhami (222684) Belemnites sellheimi (222686)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Madagascar Hibolites minimus (98268)
Albian113.0 - 100.5Switzerland Belemnites minimus (2167 2237)
Albian113.0 - 100.5France Belemnites minimus (2166 2168 2210 2235)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0France Hibolites sp. (58942)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0Mexico (Coahuila de Zaragoza) Belemnites sp. (88253)
Early/Lower Albian112.03 - 109.0Mexico (Chihuahua) Belemnites sp. (88250)
Early/Lower Turonian93.5 - 89.3Canada (Northwest Territories) Belemnites sp. (87436)
Maastrichtian72.1 - 66.0USA (New Jersey) Belemnites sp. (189419)