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Didymograptus nicholsoni

Pterobranchia - Graptoloidea - Dichograptidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1875Didymograptus nicholsoni Lapworth p. 644 figs. pl. 33, figs 5 a-d

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumHemichordataBateson 1885
classPterobranchiaLankester 1877
RankNameAuthor
subclassGraptolithina(Bronn 1849)
orderGraptoloideaLapworth 1875
suborderDichograptinaLapworth 1873
familyDichograptidaeLapworth 1873
genusDidymograptusMcCoy 1851
speciesnicholsoniLapworth 1875

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Didymograptus nicholsoni Lapworth 1875
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: "sclero-protein"c
Locomotion: passively mobileo
Life habit: planktonico
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 15:07:12
Modified: 2009-05-19 07:15:15
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Floian to the top of the Kunda or 477.10000 to 464.30000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Floian477.1 - 471.3Morocco (Zagora) Didymograptus nicholsoni (182906)
Volkhov471.3 - 469.1Lithuania Didymograptus nicholsoni (207284)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2Canada (Quebec) Didymograptus nicholsoni (174725)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2New Zealand Didymograptus nicholsoni (63957 63958 63962 63966 63970 63971)
Darriwilian - Gisbornian469.4 - 452.3New Zealand Didymograptus nicholsoni (63968)
Kunda469.1 - 464.3Lithuania Didymograptus nicholsoni (207265)