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Type and Figured Fossil Collection

Specimen Details

Belemnopsis alexandri Willey

Belemnopsis alexandri

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Belemnopsis alexandri
Right lateral view
Scale in centimetres

BAS specimen number
KG.402.55A

NHM specimen number
BAS C.1771a

Type Status
Holotype

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

Chronostratigraphy
Berriasian - Valanginian

Lithostratigraphy
No data available.

Locality
Tombaugh Cliffs


Citations

  • Willey, L.E. (1973)
    Belemnites from south-eastern Alexander Island: II. The occurrence of the family Belemnopseidae in the Upper Jurassic and Lower Cretaceous
    British Antarctic Survey Bulletin, No. 36, 33-59
    p. 37; fig. 3a

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.