Belosepiellidae

Last updated March 19, 2025

Belosepiellidae Temporal range: Late Eocene (Bartonian) PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Order:	Sepiida
Superfamily:	† Vasseurioidea
Family:	† Belosepiellidae Naef, 1921
Genera
Belosepiellade Alessandri, 1905 † Belosepiella cossmannide Alessandri, 1905 † Belosepiella parisiensisde Alessandri, 1905 †

Belosepiellidae is an extinct family of cephalopods, including just two species.^[1]

References

↑ "World Register of Marine Species". 1454583. Retrieved July 3, 2024.

Taxon identifiers
Belosepiellidae	Wikidata: Q21362953 Wikispecies: Belosepiellidae CoL: 8V48Y GBIF: 4621507 IRMNG: 112926 Open Tree of Life: 2869912 Paleobiology Database: 358469 WoRMS: 1454583

Notable fossil cephalopods (listed by first occurrence)

Cenozoic

The belemnite-cuttlefish-like Belosaepia

Evolution of
cephalopods

Mesozoic

Advanced nautiloids Nautilaceae True ammonites
Early coleoids Muensterelloidea Proteroctopus Styletoctopus Keuppia Palaeoctopus Paleocirroteuthis Vampyronassa
Ceratitid ammonoids late Nautilida
Advanced belemnoids Diplobelids: Diplobelus Belemnites: Belemnites Belemnopsis Belemnotheutis

Palaeozoic

Earliest unambiguous cephalopods: Plectronocerida: Plectronoceras , Monoplacophora-like form: Knightoconus ? First appearance of long-lasting lineages Goniatite and ceratite ammonoids Probable coleoid ancestor Bactritida Early coleoids: Jeletzkya ?, Gordoniconus , Syllipsimopodi Earliest belemnoids: Aulacocerids Phragmoteuthids
Early forms the earliest cephalopod group Ellesmerocerida Orthocones: Endocerida, Orthocerida, Actinocerida Brevicones: Ascocerida, Oncocerida Earliest coiled cephalopods: Tarphycerida Spirulid?: Shimanskya

Misidentified

Probable misidentified genera: Nectocarididae: ( Nectocaris , Nectocotis ); Kirengellida; Volborthella; Shelbyoceras; Pohlsepia

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