Fossil
Belemnitella
Cretaceous belemnite
Belemnitella americana is the bullet-shaped belemnite guard of the New Jersey greensands and Delaware's state fossil, found in abundance at Big Brook and in the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal spoil. Guards are amber-coloured calcite and sometimes translucent. They are the most common New Jersey Cretaceous fossil and are given to children at Big Brook.
| Phylum | Mollusca |
|---|---|
| Class | Cephalopoda |
| Order | Belemnitida |
| Family | Belemnitellidae |
| Group | Fossil |
| Rank (PBDB) | genus· Paleobiology Database |
| Author | d'Orbigny 1840· Paleobiology Database |
| Classification (PBDB) | Mollusca › Cephalopoda › Belemnitida › Belemnitellidae· Paleobiology Database |
| Range (PBDB) | 85.7–66 Ma· Paleobiology Database |
| PBDB occurrences | 92· Paleobiology Database |
Elsewhere
- GBIF: 4621733
- PBDB: 15842
- Wikidata: Q4119899
- PBDB taxon page
- Wikipedia: Belemnitella
- PBDB search: Belemnitella
Cite this article
Stratum Study. "Belemnitella" (Taxon). Stratum Study pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-19. https://stratum.black/study/taxa/belemnitella. Accessed 2026-09-20.
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