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Mucrodactylites gracilis

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Dactylioceratidae

Taxonomy
Ammonites gracilis was named by Simpson (1843).

It was recombined as Dactylioceras gracile by Howarth (1962); it was recombined as Mucrodactylites gracilis by Guex (1972).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1843Ammonites gracilis Simpson
1962Dactylioceras gracile Howarth p. 409
1972Mucrodactylites gracilis Guex figs. Pl 10, fig 23

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitida
suborderAmmonitinaHyatt 1889
superfamilyEoderoceratoidea(Spath 1929)
familyDactylioceratidaeHyatt 1867
subfamilyDactylioceratinaeHyatt 1867
genusMucrodactylitesBonarelli 1893
speciesgracilis(Simpson 1843)

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.

Mucrodactylites gracilis Simpson 1843
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Diagnosis
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