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Dakeoceras gracilis

Cephalopoda - Ellesmerocerida - Ellesmeroceratidae

Taxonomy
Ectenolites gracilis was named by Flower (1964).

It was recombined as Cyrtoceras gracile by Cleland (1903); it was recombined as Dakeoceras gracilis by Kröger and Landing (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1903Cyrtoceras gracile Cleland p. 13 figs. pl. 3, fig. 11
1964Ectenolites gracilis Flower
2007Dakeoceras gracilis Kröger and Landing

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
orderEllesmerocerida()
familyEllesmeroceratidaeKobayashi 1934
genusDakeocerasUlrich and Foerste 1931
speciesgracilis(Flower 1964)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Dakeoceras gracilis Flower 1964
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Grouping: solitaryo
Environment: marineo
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:32:52
Modified: 2007-09-07 11:44:36
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Skullrockian or 487.50000 to 482.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Skullrockian487.5 - 482.3USA (New York) Dakeoceras gracilis (87319)