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Anticostia

Pterobranchia - Graptoloidea - Diplograptidae

Taxonomy
Anticostia was named by Stewart and Mitchell (1997). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Diplograptidae by Storch et al. (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1997Anticostia Stewart and Mitchell
2011Anticostia Storch et al.

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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
genusAnticostiaStewart and Mitchell 1997

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.

G. †Anticostia Stewart and Mitchell 1997
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†Anticostia lata Elles and Wood 1906
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Invalid names: Amplexograptus inuiti Cox 1933 [synonym], Amplexograptus regularis Mu and Lin 1993 [synonym], Amplexograptus suni Mu and Chen 1962 [synonym]
†Anticostia teres Barrande and Perner 1895
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: base of the Katian to the top of the Hirnantian or 452.80000 to 443.10000 Ma

Collections (61 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Ordovician - Late/Upper Ordovician471.3 - 443.1Canada (Nunavut) Climacograptus latus (111639 111643)
Berounian459.7 - 450.1Czechia Diplograptus teres (154463)
Trentonian - Richmondian457.3 - 445.5Canada (Nunavut) Climacograptus inuiti (24117)
Katian452.8 - 445.2China (Guangxi) A. lata (210279 210280 210281)
Katian452.8 - 445.2China (Xinjian) Amplexograptus latus (185169 185170) A. uniformis, Amplexograptus latus (185202)
Katian452.8 - 445.2China (Guizhou) Amplexograptus latus (153325 153326 153327)
Katian452.8 - 445.2USA (Nevada) A. lata (145801) A. tenuissima, A. lata (145802)
Katian - Hirnantian452.8 - 443.1China (Zhejiang ) A. uniformis (208785)
Kralodvorian450.1 - 445.2Czechia (Bohemia) A. teres (105701)
Kralodvorian - Rawtheyan450.1 - 445.2Czechia Glyptograptus teres (3875 3879 238013)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Nunavut) Climacograptus latus (184436)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1USA (Idaho) Climacograptus latus (145496)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1Canada (Québec) Amplexograptus inuiti (24609 24718 24720 24721 24722 24723 24750)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1China (Jiangxi) A. uniformis (80138)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1USA (Nevada) A. fastigata, A. lata (145609 145742) A. fastigata, A. tenuissima, A. lata (145607 145612 145613) A. fastigata, A. tenuissima, A. uniformis (145611) A. fastigata, A. uniformis, A. lata (145610 145745) A. fastigata, A. uniformis, A. macgregorae, A. lata (145746) A. festigata (145608) A. lata (145743) A. macgregorae, A. lata (145741) A. tenuissima, A. thorsteinssoni, A. fastigiata, A. lata (145606) A. uniformis, A. lata (145737 145739 145740 145744)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1Canada (Nunavut) Climacograptus latus (111637 184426 184427 184428 184430 184431 184432 184433 184434 184435)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.1USA (Nevada) A. uniformis (145750 145756)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.1Malaysia A. lata (228929 228931)