PaleoDB taxon number: 15879
Parent taxon: Belemnitida according to J. J. Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Arcobelus, Aulacoteuthis, Bayanoteuthis, Belemnella, Belemnellocamax, Belemnites, Belemnitina, Belemnitina, Belemnocamax, Belemnopseina, Belemnotheutididina, Belemnotheutina, Belospirula, Brachybelus, Brevibelus, Chalalabelus, Coeloteuthis, Conobelus, Conodicoelites, Curtohibolites, Dicoelites, Diplobelus, Eobelemnites, Fusiteuthis, Gastrobelus, Gonioteuthis, Holcobelus, Homaloteuthis, Lagonibelus, Lenobelus, Mesohibolites, Mesohibolitidae, Mesoteuthis, Nannobelus, Neobelemnella, Pachyduvalia, Pachyteuthis, Parahastites, Parahibolites, Patagonibelus, Pavloviteuthis, Peratobelus, Praeoxyteuthis, Pseudodicoelites, Quiricobelus, Raphibelus, Rhopaloteuthis, Sachsibelus, Simobelus, Simpsonibelus, Sinobelemnites, Somalibelus, Tauriconites, Vectibelus, Volgobelus, Youngibelus
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore