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Dowlingoceras gracile

Cephalopoda - Oncocerida - Diestoceratidae

Taxonomy
Dowlingoceras gracile was named by Whiteaves (1892). It is the type species of Dowlingoceras.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1892Dowlingoceras gracile Whiteaves

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassMulticeratoidea()
orderOncocerida()
familyDiestoceratidaeFoerste 1926
genusDowlingocerasFoerste 1928
speciesgracileWhiteaves 1892

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.

Dowlingoceras gracile Whiteaves 1892
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:34:44
Modified: 2007-09-07 05:00:00
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Edenian or 451.00000 to 450.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Edenian451.0 - 450.2Canada (Northwest Territories) Dowlingoceras gracile (26340)