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Bryograptus

Pterobranchia - Graptoloidea - Anisograptidae

Taxonomy
Bryograptus is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Dendroidea by Sepkoski (2002); and to Anisograptidae by Maletz et al. (2010), Maletz (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Bryograptus Sepkoski
2010Bryograptus Maletz et al. p. 68
2014Bryograptus Maletz p. 496

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumHemichordataBateson 1885
RankNameAuthor
classPterobranchiaLankester 1877
subclassGraptolithina(Bronn 1849)
orderGraptoloideaLapworth 1875
suborderGraptodendroidinaMu and Lin 1981
familyAnisograptidaeBullman 1950
genusBryograptus

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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†Bryograptus kjerulfi Lapworth 1880
†Bryograptus ramosus Brøgger 1882
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. Maletz et al. 2010Pendent, anisograptid with triradiate proximal end and conical, multiramous rhabdosome; sicula slender, elongated and sometimes provided with long and slender vane; stipes frequently branching dichotomously with irregular branching intervals, including autothecae and bithecae; bithecae alternately arranged on
the stipes; dissepiments lacking.
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 Cressagian to the top of the Tulean or 486.40000 to 475.30000 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Skullrockian488.9 - 483.4Greenland B. sp. (122109)
Demingian486.85 - 483.4USA (Montana) B. sp. (284)
Pakerort - Varangu486.85 - 482.9Russian Federation (Yaroslavl Oblast) B. kjerulti, B. kjerulfi, B. ramosus (235889)
Tremadocian486.85 - 477.1Russian Federation (Siberia) B. sp., B. kjerulfi, B. ramosus (205623)
Early/Lower Ordovician486.85 - 471.3Argentina (Salta) B. kjerulfi (220280)
Cressagian486.4 - 481.1United Kingdom (England) B. callavei (3711)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1Russian Federation (Gorny Altai) B. kjerulfi, B. ramosus (203938) B. sp. (203939)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1China (JiangXi) B. sp. (7759)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1Sweden B. sp. (3109)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1USA (Texas) B. sp. (223755 223756)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1China (GuangDong) B. sp. (4675)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1Argentina B. sp. (9021)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1China (ZheJiang) B. sp. (7774)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1Norway B. sp. (3106)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1Canada (Yukon) B. sp. (203946)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1Morocco B. sp. (20998)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1China (GuangXi) B. sp. (4664)
Tulean481.7 - 475.3USA (Montana) B. sp. (287)
Ningkuo478.8 - 466.6China (ZheJiang) B. sp. (7798)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0Canada (Yukon) B. sp. (288)