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Dartonoceras gracile

Cephalopoda - Bisonocerida - Piloceratidae

Taxonomy
Dartonoceras gracile was named by Flower (1964). Its type specimen is Flower personal colleciton 660 and is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Dartonoceras.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Dartonoceras gracile Flower p. 59 figs. Pl. 5, fig. 15, 16

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
RankNameAuthor
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassEndoceratoideaTeichert 1933
orderBisonocerida
familyPiloceratidaeMiller 1889
genusDartonoceras
speciesgracile

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Dartonoceras gracile Flower 1964
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingc
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2004-02-28 11:51:48
Modified: 2023-08-18 17:28:37
Source: c = class
Reference: Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available