Leptograptus capillaris Carruthers 1868 (graptolite)

Pterobranchia - Graptoloidea - Dicranograptidae

Alternative combination: Cladograpsus capillaris

Belongs to Leptograptus according to I. Strachan 1997

See also Carruthers 1868

Sister taxa: Dicellograptus anceps, Dicellograptus caduceus, Dicellograptus complanatus, Dicellograptus complexus, Dicellograptus divaricatus, Dicellograptus elegans, Dicellograptus gravis, Dicellograptus ornatus, Dicellograptus sextans, Leptograptus flaccidus, Leptograptus ascendens

Type specimen: NHM Q30

Ecology: passively mobile planktonic suspension feeder

Distribution: found only at Hartfell Spa. linearis zone (Ordovician of the United Kingdom)

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