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Gyroceratites gracilis

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Mimoceratidae

Taxonomy
Gyroceratites gracilis was named by Bronn (1835).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1835Gyroceratites gracilis Bronn
1837Ammonites compressus Beyrich
1865Goniatites ambigena Barrande
1969Gyroceratites gracilis Bogoslovsky p. 135 figs. Pl 3, figs 1,2
1983Gyroceratites gracilis Chlupac and Turek p. 76 figs. Pl 19, figs 1-11; pl 30, fig 9
2002Gyroceratites gracilis Korn and Klug p. 64

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
RankNameAuthor
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderAmmonitidaHaeckel 1866
orderAgoniatitidaRuzhencev 1957
suborderAgoniatitinaRuzhencev 1957
superfamilyMimosphinctaceaeErben 1953
familyMimoceratidaeSteinmann 1890
genusGyroceratitesMeyer 1831
speciesgracilisBronn 1835

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.

Gyroceratites gracilis Bronn 1835
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Invalid names: Ammonites compressus Beyrich 1837 [synonym], Goniatites ambigena Barrande 1865 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
shell height88.914.5020.09.754.83
shell diameter824.112.056.025.913.6
shell inflation89.935.6023.010.15.41

Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: fast-movingo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-10-06 14:38:07
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:38:07
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Kiessling 2003, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Emsian to the top of the Eifelian or 399.50000 to 387.95000 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Devonian419.62 - 393.47Czechia (Barrandia) Gyroceratites gracilis (12183)
Early/Lower Devonian - Eifelian419.62 - 387.95Czechia Gyroceratites gracilis (12148)
Emsian410.62 - 393.47Morocco Gyroceratites gracilis (27117)
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47China (Guangxi) Gyroceratites gracilis (75905)
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47Czechia Gyroceratites gracilis (12144 172653 172654 172656 172657 172738 172739 172740 172988 172989 172990 172991 172992 172993 172994 172995)
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47Spain (Palencia) Gyroceratites gracilis (40350)
Late/Upper Emsian - Eifelian399.5 - 387.95China (Guangxi) Gyroceratites gracilis (25756)
Late/Upper Emsian - Eifelian399.5 - 387.95Russian Federation (Sverdlovsk) Gyroceratites gracilis (171999)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Czechia (Moravia) Gyroceratites gracilis (25063)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Morocco Gyroceratites gracilis (27146)