†Orthograptus fastigatus Davies 1929 (graptolite)
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Pterobranchia - Graptoloidea - Diplograptidae
Alternative combination: Diplograptus fastigatus
Belongs to Orthograptus according to M. J. Melchin 1987
See also Goldman et al. 1995
Sister taxa: Orthograptus eucharis, Orthograptus pageanus, Orthograptus quadrimucronatus, Orthograptus ruedemanni, Orthograptus spinigerus, Orthograptus thorsteinssoni
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of Canada (11: Nunavut collections), the United Kingdom (1), United States (2: Texas)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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