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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), 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 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Tremadocian to the top of the Floian or 486.85000 to 471.30000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tremadocian486.85 - 477.1Morocco (Anti-Atlas) Baltograptus vacillans (166727)
Early/Lower Ordovician486.85 - 471.3Argentina (Jujuy) Baltograptus vacillans (220275 238720)
Floian477.1 - 471.3Morocco (Anti Atlas) Baltograptus vacillans (166726)
Floian477.1 - 471.3Argentina (Jujuy) Baltograptus vacillans (220286)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0Australia (Queensland) Didymograptus vacillans (197369)
Arenigian477.1 - 468.0Argentina (Jujuy) Baltograptus vacillans (220304 220308 220315 220316 220317 220318)
Arenigian477.1 - 468.0Argentina (Salta) Baltograptus vacillans (235349)