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Metasturia gracilis

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida - Megaphyllitidae

Taxonomy
Sturia gracilis was named by Hauer (1892). It is the type species of Metasturia.

It was recombined as Metasturia gracilis by Spath (1951).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1892Sturia gracilis Hauer
1951Metasturia gracilis Spath p. 153

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyMegaphyllitoidea(Mojsisovics 1896)
familyMegaphyllitidaeMojsisovics 1896
genusMetasturia
speciesgracilis(Hauer 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.

Metasturia gracilis Hauer 1892
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available