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Levisograptus dentatus

Pterobranchia - Graptoloidea - Diplograptidae

Taxonomy
Fucoides dentatus was named by Brongniart (1828) [Bulman (1963, p. 672) selected GSC 943 (Hall 1865, pl. 13, figs 16–17) as the neotype of Fucoides dentatus Brongniart, 1828.]. Its type specimen is GSC 943 and is a 3D body fossil. It is the type species of Levisograptus, Amansites.

It was recombined as Amansites dentatus by Brongniart (1849); it was recombined as Diplograptus (Glyptograptus) dentatus by Ruedemann (1947); it was recombined as Glyptograptus dentatus by Mu and Lee (1958); it was recombined as Undulograptus dentatus by Maletz (1997); it was recombined as Levisograptus dentatus by Maletz (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1828Fucoides dentatus Brongniart p. 70 figs. pl. 6, figs 9–12
1849Amansites dentatus Brongniart
1947Diplograptus (Glyptograptus) dentatus Ruedemann p. 404 figs. pl. 68, fig. 30; pl. 69, figs 1–8.
1958Glyptograptus dentatus Mu and Lee p. 402 figs. pl. 4, fig. 1, text-fig. 8
1997Undulograptus dentatus Maletz fig. 7e
2011Levisograptus dentatus Maletz pp. 857 - 858 figs. 1C, 2I, 3, 4F, 5, 6C–E

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumHemichordataBateson 1885
classPterobranchiaLankester 1877
RankNameAuthor
subclassGraptolithina(Bronn 1849)
orderGraptoloideaLapworth 1875
suborderAxonophoraFrech 1897
infraorderDiplograptina(Lapworth 1880)
familyDiplograptidae
genusLevisograptus
speciesdentatus(Brongniart 1828)

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.

Levisograptus dentatus Brongniart 1828
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. Maletz 2011Levisograptus species with distally widening rhabdosome and outwards inclined infragenicular walls.
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 Darriwilian to the top of the Volkhov or 469.40000 to 469.10000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Volkhov471.3 - 469.1Latvia Glyptograptus dentatus (207275)
Whiterockian471.3 - 457.3Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Glyptograptus dentatus (104860)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2Russian Federation (Gorny Altai) Undulograptus dentatus (194973)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2Canada (Quebec) Glyptograptus dentatus (174725)