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Saetograptus (Colonograptus) colonus

Pterobranchia - Graptoloidea - Monograptidae

Taxonomy
Graptolithus colonus was named by Barrande (1850).

It was recombined as Monograptus colonus by Berry (1960); it was recombined as Saetograptus (Colonograptus) colonus by Strachan (1997).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1850Graptolithus colonus Barrande p. 42 figs. pl. 2 figs. 2-3
1960Monograptus colonus Berry p. 1160 fig. 2F
1997Saetograptus (Colonograptus) colonus Strachan p. 119

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumHemichordataBateson 1885
classPterobranchiaLankester 1877
subclassGraptolithina(Bronn 1849)
RankNameAuthor
orderGraptoloideaLapworth 1875
suborderAxonophoraFrech 1897
infraorderNeograptinaStorch et al. 2011
superfamilyMonograptoideaLapworth 1873
familyMonograptidaeLapworth 1873
genusSaetograptus
subgenusColonograptus
speciescolonus(Barrande 1850)

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.

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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 et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Gorstian or 426.70000 to 425.00000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gorstian426.7 - 425.0Czechia Colonograptus colonus (14063)
Gorstian426.7 - 425.0USA (Maine) Monograptus colonus (516)
Gorstian426.7 - 425.0Western Sahara Monograptus colonus (27339)
Gorstian - Ludfordian426.7 - 422.7Czechia Colonograptus colonus (14066)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Algeria Monograptus colonus (27199)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7USA (Illinois) Saetograptus colonus (76450)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Morocco Monograptus colonus (27053 27443 27463)
Ludlow - Pridoli426.7 - 419.62Algeria Monograptus colonus (27209)