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Baltograptus vacillans

Pterobranchia - Graptoloidea - Didymograptidae

Taxonomy
Didymograptus vacillans was named by Tullberg (1880).

It was recombined as Baltograptus vacillans by Maletz (1994) and Lo Valvo et al. (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Didymograptus vacillans Tullberg
1994Baltograptus vacillans Maletz p. 36 figs. 6A-B
2020Baltograptus vacillans Lo Valvo et al. p. 541 fig. 3.7

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumHemichordataBateson 1885
RankNameAuthor
classPterobranchiaLankester 1877
subclassGraptolithina(Bronn 1849)
orderGraptoloideaLapworth 1875
familyDidymograptidaeMu 1950
genusBaltograptusMaletz 1994
speciesvacillans(Tullberg 1880)

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.

Baltograptus vacillans Tullberg 1880
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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: base of the Arenigian to the top of the Floian or 478.60000 to 470.00000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tremadocian485.4 - 477.7Morocco (Anti-Atlas) Baltograptus vacillans (166727)
Early/Lower Ordovician485.4 - 470.0Argentina (Jujuy) Baltograptus vacillans (220275)
Arenigian478.6 - 468.1Argentina (Jujuy) Baltograptus vacillans (220304 220308 220315 220316 220317 220318)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0Australia (Queensland) Didymograptus vacillans (197369)
Floian477.7 - 470.0Morocco (Anti Atlas) Baltograptus vacillans (166726)
Floian477.7 - 470.0Argentina (Jujuy) Baltograptus vacillans (220286)