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Type and Figured Fossil Collection

Specimen Details

Belemnopsis (Belemnopsis) launceloti Howlett

Belemnopsis launceloti

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Belemnopsis launceloti
Right lateral view
 Scale in centimetres

BAS specimen number
KG.3455.117

NHM specimen number
BAS C.1992

Type Status
Paratype

Higher Taxonomy
Kingdom Animalia 
Phylum Mollusca 
Class Cephalopoda 
Subclass Coleoidea 
Order Belemnitida 
Family Belemnopseidae 
Life Life 

Chronostratigraphy
?valanginian - Hauterivian

Lithostratigraphy
No data available.

Locality
Leda Ridge

Citations

  • Howlett, P.J. (1989)
    Late Jurassic - early Cretaceous cephalopods of eastern Alexander Island, Antarctica
    Late Jurassic - early Cretaceous cephalopods of eastern Alexander Island, Antarctica, 72p
    p. 40

Note
The data provided on this page is taken from the most recent publication citing this specimen. Taxonomic names and geological ages are largely subjective and may have been assigned differently in previous publications.