Parent taxon: Belemnitida according to J. J. Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Acanthoteuthis, Acrocoelites, Arcobelus, Aulacoteuthis, Bayanoteuthis, Belemnella, Belemnellocamax, Belemnitella, Belemnitellidae, Belemnites, Belemnitina, Belemnocamax, Belemnoidea, Belemnopseidae, Belemnopseina, Belospirula, Brachybelus, Brevibelus, Chalalabelus, Chondroteuthis, Coeloteuthis, Conobelus, Conodicoelites, Conoteuthis, Curtohibolites, Cylindroteuthis, Dactyloteuthis, Dicoelites, Dimitocamax, Diplobelus, Duvaliidae, Eobelemnites, Fusiteuthis, Gastrobelus, Hastites, Hibolithes, Holcobelus, Homaloteuthis, Lagonibelus, Lenobelus, Megateuthis, Mesohibolites, Mesohibolitidae, Mesoteuthis, Nannobelus, Neobelemnella, Neohibolites, Oxyteuthis, Pachyduvalia, Pachyteuthis, Parahastites, Parahibolites, Paramegateuthis, Parapassaloteuthis, Passaloteuthidae, Passaloteuthis, Patagonibelus, Pavloviteuthis, Peratobelus, Pleurobelus, Praeoxyteuthis, Pseudobelus, Pseudodicoelites, Pseudohastites, Quiricobelus, Raphibelus, Rhabdobelus, Rhopaloteuthis, Sachsibelus, Salpingoteuthis, Simobelus, Simpsonibelus, Sinobelemnites, Somalibelus, Tauriconites, Tetrabelus, Vectibelus, Volgobelus, Youngibelus
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore