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Climacograptus (Climacograptus) bicornis

Pterobranchia - Graptoloidea - Climacograptidae

Taxonomy
Graptolithus bicornis was named by Hall (1847) [Lectotype chosen by Riva (1974).]. Its type specimen is A.M.N.H. 1030a and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Climacograptus bicornis by Hall (1865) and Riva (1974); it was recombined as Climacograptus (Climacograptus) bicornis by Mitchell (1987).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1847Graptolithus bicornis Hall pp. 268 - 269 figs. Pl. 73 Figs. 2 a-b.
1865Climacograptus bicornis Hall p. 112 figs. pl. A f. 1a-c
1974Climacograptus bicornis Riva pp. 6-11 figs. Plate 1, figs. 13, 5-7; text-figs. 1a-h
1987Climacograptus (Climacograptus) bicornis Mitchell p. 388

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumHemichordataBateson 1885
classPterobranchiaLankester 1877
subclassGraptolithina(Bronn 1849)
RankNameAuthor
orderGraptoloideaLapworth 1875
suborderAxonophoraFrech 1897
infraorderDiplograptina(Lapworth 1880)
superfamilyClimacograptoideaFrech 1897
familyClimacograptidaeFrech 1807
genusClimacograptusHall 1865
subgenusClimacograptusHall 1865
speciesbicornis()

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.

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Diagnosis
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