Staurograptus mojotorensis Monteros and Moya 2011 (graptolite)

Pterobranchia - Graptoloidea - Anisograptidae

Derivatio nominis: En referencia a la sierra de Mojotoro, área de procedencia del material fósil descrito.

Alternative combination: Anisograptus mojotorensis

Full reference: J. A. Monteros and M. C. Moya. 2011. Anisograptus mojotorensis sp. nov. en el Tremadociano temprano del norte argentino. Revista Española de Paleontología 26(1):53-67

Belongs to Staurograptus according to W.-H. Wang and L. A. Muir 2015

See also Monteros and Moya 2011

Sister taxon: Staurograptus dichotomus

Type specimen: CNS-I 139/795 (5), Fig5b., an other (Rhabdosome).

Ecology: passively mobile planktonic suspension feeder

Distribution:

• Ordovician of Argentina (1 collection)

• Tremadoc of China (2)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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