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Dactyloteuthis digitalis

Cephalopoda - Belemnitida - Megateuthididae

Taxonomy
Belemnites digitalis was named by Blainville (1827).

It was recombined as Dactyloteuthis digitalis by Delsate and Weis (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1827Belemnites digitalis Blainville
2010Dactyloteuthis digitalis Delsate and Weis figs. Pl 5, fig 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassColeoideaBather 1888
superfamilyBelemnoideaHyatt 1884
orderBelemnitidaZittel 1895
suborderBelemnitinaZittel 1895
familyMegateuthididaeSachs and Nalnjaeva 1967
genusDactyloteuthis
speciesdigitalis(Blainville 1827)

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.

Dactyloteuthis digitalis Blainville 1827
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Diagnosis
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