3D model of a belemnite.

Virtual Collection: Subclass Coleoidea

This virtual collection was last curated by Jaleigh Pier on August 16, 2019.  Creative Commons License Each model is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Unless otherwise indicated, each model was created by Emily Hauf using specimens at the Paleontological Research Institution, Ithaca, New York.

An associated section about the Subclass Coleoidea is now available on the Digital Encyclopedia of Ancient Life.

Order Belemnitida (Belemnites)


Fossil specimen of the cephalopod (belemnite) Pachytheuthis densus from the Jurassic of Wyoming (PRI 70604). Specimen is from the collections of the Paleontological Research Institution, Ithaca, New York. Length of specimen is approximately 11.5 cm.


Fossil specimen of the cephalopod (belemnite) Cylindroteuthis oweni from the Jurassic Oxford Clay of Peterborough, England (PRI 70603). Specimen from the collections of the Paleontological Research Institution, Ithaca, New York. Length of specimen is approximately 9.5 cm.


Fossil belemnite cephalopod Belemnopsis hastata from the Jurassic Solnhofen Limestone of Germany (PRI 43505). Specimen is on display at the Museum of the Earth, Ithaca, New York. Length of specimen is approximately 19.5 cm.