Climacograptus putillus Hall 1865 (climacograptid)

Pterobranchia - Graptoloidea - Climacograptidae

Alternative combinations: Diplograptus (Mesograptus) putillus, Graptolithus putillus, Mesograptus putillus

Belongs to Climacograptus according to X. Chen et al. 2005

See also Hall 1865, Ruedemann 1908, Ruedemann 1912 and Twenhofel 1928

Sister taxa: Climacograptus (Climacograptus), Climacograptus (Dicranograptus), Climacograptus hastatus, Climacograptus nevadensis, Climacograptus scalaris, Climacograptus styloideus, Climacograptus typicalis, Graptolithus (Climacograptus) ramulus

Ecology: passively mobile planktonic suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Ordovician of Canada (2: Quebec collections), United States (2: Kentucky, Michigan)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

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