As far as I know, the type of the genus Loliginites Quenstedt,
1849, has never been designated. In order to perpetuate N aef' s
interpretation of this genus, L. coriaceus Quenstedt, 1849, is here
selected as such. This species is not congeneric with those assigned to
Geoteuthis by N a e f, and therefore Q u e n s t e d t ’s name is not
available for the genus dealt with here.
As none of the generic names hitherto used for species which
belong to Geoteuthis Naef nec Münster appears to be available for
the present genus, the new name Geopeltis is here proposed.
3. Geopeltis emarginata (Voltz, 1840)
Geoteuthis Bollensis, W i n k l e r , 1865, p. 390, nos. 2507, 2508,
2515, 2516, 2517, 2520 (tan tum ); Geoteuthis simplex, Na e f , 1922,
p. 123, fig. 45.
All the specimens listed come from the Lias at Ohmden, Württemberg.
2507, 2508 damaged gladius with ink-sac and efferent duct; a
close examination of the lines of growth of the fragmentary gladius
revealed that this specimen belongs to the present species; ? 2515,
2516 ink-sac with fragments of gladius; labelled: “Dintenbeutel
eines Cephalopoden” ; 2517 damaged gladius with ink-sac; identified
in the same way as nos. 2507, 2508; ? 2520 ink-sac with fragments
of gladius.
Familia Loligosepiidae nom. nov. (= Belopeltidae Naef, 1921)
Genus Loligosepia Quenstedt, 1839
monotype: Loligo aalensis Zieten, 1832.
synonyms: Belopeltis Voltz, 1840; Geoteuthis Münster, 1843;
Palaeosepia Theodori, 1844 (see discussion under Geopeltis,
p. 4 seq.).
4. Loligosepia aalensis (Zieten, 1832)
Geoteuthis Bollensis, W i n k l e r , 1865, p. 390, nos. 2506, 2510,
2511, 2521 (tantum); Belopeltis Aalensis, Na e f , 1922, p. 125,
fig. 47b.
All the specimens listed come from the Lias at Ohmden, Württemberg.
2506 type specimen df Belopeltis sinuatus Voltz, 1840, which has,
however, suffered considerably by decay since it was figured; 2510, L ti cf y,U4i «¿4M* JcpJyiti,