†Rectograptus socialis Lapworth 1880 (graptolite)
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Pterobranchia - Graptoloidea - Diplograptidae
Alternative combinations: Diplograptus socialis, Orthograptus socialis
Full reference: C. Lapworth. 1880. XIV. — On new British Graptolites. Annals and Magazine of Natural History: Series 5 5(26):149-177
Belongs to Rectograptus according to L. Tang and X. Chen 2014
See also Goldman and Bergström 1997, Lapworth 1880 and Williams 1987
Sister taxa: Rectograptus abbreviatus, Rectograptus amplexicaulis, Rectograptus gracilis, Rectograptus peosta, Rectograptus truncatus
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Ordovician of China (7 collections)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
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