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Rectograptus gracilis

Pterobranchia - Graptoloidea - Diplograptidae

Taxonomy
Retiolites gracilis was named by Roemer (1861).

It was recombined as Orthograptus gracilis by Skoglund (1963); it was recombined as Rectograptus gracilis by Pålsson (2002).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1861Retiolites gracilis Roemer p. 31 figs. pl. 5, fig.1
1963Orthograptus gracilis Skoglund p. 46–48 figs. pl. 4, fig. 6, pl. 5, figs. 5, 7
2002Rectograptus gracilis Pålsson pp. 19 - 20 figs. 7D-F, I

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumHemichordataBateson 1885
classPterobranchiaLankester 1877
RankNameAuthor
subclassGraptolithina(Bronn 1849)
orderGraptoloideaLapworth 1875
suborderAxonophoraFrech 1897
infraorderDiplograptina(Lapworth 1880)
familyDiplograptidae
genusRectograptusPribyl 1949
speciesgracilis(Roemer 1861)

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.

Rectograptus gracilis Roemer 1861
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Diagnosis
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