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Clonograptus

Pterobranchia - Graptoloidea - Dichograptidae

Taxonomy
Clonograptus was named by Nicholson (1873) [Sepkoski's age data: O Trem-l O Aren-l Sepkoski's reference number: 946].

It was assigned to Dendroidea by Sepkoski (2002); and to Dichograptidae by Jackson and Lenz (2003), Maletz et al. (2018), Lo Valvo et al. (2020).

Species
C. flexilis
Species lacking formal opinion data
C. aureus, C. magnificus, C. rigidus, C. tenellus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Clonograptus Nicholson
2002Clonograptus Sepkoski
2003Clonograptus Jackson and Lenz p. 149
2018Clonograptus Maletz et al. p. 7
2020Clonograptus Lo Valvo et al. p. 539

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumHemichordataBateson 1885
RankNameAuthor
classPterobranchiaLankester 1877
subclassGraptolithina(Bronn 1849)
orderGraptoloideaLapworth 1875
suborderDichograptinaLapworth 1873
familyDichograptidaeLapworth 1873
genusClonograptusNicholson 1873

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. †Clonograptus Nicholson 1873
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†Clonograptus flexilis Hall 1858
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
G. A. Lo Valvo et al. 2020Multiramous, horizontal to subhorizontal dichograptid with increasing distances
of numerous distal, more irregularly placed dichotomies; thecae simple widening tubes with moderate overlap and without extended rutella; proximal development
isograptid, dextral or sinistral.
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 Lancefieldian to the top of the Bendigonian or 484.30000 to 473.10000 Ma

Collections (55 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pakerort - Varangu486.85 - 482.9Russian Federation (Yaroslavl Oblast) C. sp., C. flexilis (235889)
Tremadocian486.85 - 477.1Canada (Northwest Terrorities) C. sp. (415)
Tremadocian486.85 - 477.1Morocco C. sp. (96112)
Tremadocian486.85 - 477.1Russian Federation (Krasnoyar) C. sp. (131107)
Tremadocian486.85 - 477.1United Kingdom C. sp. (208229)
Tremadocian486.85 - 477.1New Zealand C. sp. (63195)
Early/Lower Ordovician486.85 - 471.3USA (Nevada) C. sp. (204004)
Early/Lower Ordovician486.85 - 471.3Argentina (Jujuy) C. flexilis (220275)
Tremadocian - Arenigian486.85 - 468.0Canada (Northwest Territories) C. sp. (25594)
Cressagian486.4 - 481.1United Kingdom (England) C. sp. (3663)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1China (HeBei) C. sp. (7958 7985)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1Canada (Yukon) C. aureus (203965 203967 203970) C. aureus, C. magnificus, C. rigidus (203971) C. magnificus (203968 203969) C. rigidus (203973)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1China (ShanXi) C. sp. (8530)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1China (Hunan) C. sp. (7694)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1China (ZheJiang) C. sp. (7774 7780)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1Sweden C. sp. (3109)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1China (GuangXi) C. sp. (4664)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1China (GuangDong) C. sp. (4675)
Tremadoc - Floian486.4 - 471.3USA (Utah) C. sp. (154882)
Lancefieldian484.3 - 474.9Australia (Victoria) C. sp. 1, C. sp. 2, C. sp.3 (204418) C. sp. 4 (204421) C. spp. (204419)
Lancefieldian484.3 - 474.9Australia (Tasmania) C. sp. 1, C. sp. 2 (2671)
Lancefieldian484.3 - 474.9Australia (Queensland) C. sp. (197365)
Lancefieldian - Bendigonian484.3 - 473.1Australia (Tasmania) C. sp. (211106)
Migneintian481.1 - 477.1Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) C. sp. (3306) C. sp. A, C. sp. B, C. sp. C (204409 204411)
Dawan478.8 - 466.6China (YunNan) C. sp. (7745)
Ningkuo478.8 - 466.6China (JiangXi) C. sp. (7764)
Floian477.1 - 471.3China (Hunan) C. flexilis (226639)
Floian477.1 - 471.3Argentina C. sp. (9034)
Floian477.1 - 471.3France (Montagne Noire) C. sp. (20827)
Floian477.1 - 471.3Argentina (Catamarca) C. spp. (145599 145600)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0Norway C. sp. (3184)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0Canada (Yukon) C. flexilis (203980) C. rigidus (203981 204017)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0China (Guizhou) C. sp. (4765)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0China (ShanXi) C. sp. (7998)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0USA (Montana) C. sp. (286)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0Morocco C. sp. (20979)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0France (Montagne Noire) C. sp. (20828)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) C. sp. (78094)
Arenigian477.1 - 468.0Canada (Northwest Territories) C. sp. (25593)
Bendigonian474.9 - 473.1New Zealand C. sp., C. rigidus (63191)