Groenlandibelidae Temporal range:
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Cephalopoda |
Stem group: | Spirulida |
Family: | †Groenlandibelidae Jeletzky, 1966 |
Genera and species | |
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Groenlandibelidae is a family of coleoid cephalopods believed to belong to the spirulids.
Morphologically, its taxa seem to have some belemnoid characteristics, suggesting a possible intermediate relationship.[2]
Monospecific, Groenlandibelus rosenkrantzi Jeletzky, 1966 (Birkelund, 1956). The fossil range is from Campanian to Maastrichtian.[1] Some material originally was ascribed to Belemnoteuthis before being allocated its own genus.
Some taxa now assigned to the Groenlandibelus are now assigned to Cyrtobelus. Species:
The fossil range is from Upper Campanian to upper Maastrichtian with localities in Vancouver Island (BC) and West Greenland.
The fossil range of Naefia is from Cenomanian to Campanian.[1]