†Paraorthograptus pacificus Ruedemann 1947 (graptolite)
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Pterobranchia - Graptoloidea - Diplograptidae
Alternative combinations: Climacograptus innotatus pacificus, Climacograptus pacificus
Synonyms: Paraorthograptus fenxiangensis Wang 1983, Paraorthograptus minor Wang 1983
Belongs to Paraorthograptus according to X. Chen et al. 2005
See also Carter and Churkin 1977 and Melchin 1987
Sister taxon: Paraorthograptus uniformis
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Canada (2: Nunavut collections), China (1), the Russian Federation (2), United States (20: Idaho, Nevada)
Total: 25 collections each including a single occurrence
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