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Ptiograptus

Pterobranchia - Dendroidea - Acanthograptidae

Taxonomy
Ptiograptus is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Dendroidea by Sepkoski (2002); to Dendrograptidae by Maletz (2014); and to Acanthograptidae by Maletz et al. (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Ptiograptus Sepkoski
2014Ptiograptus Maletz p. 493
2020Ptiograptus Maletz et al. p. 56

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumHemichordataBateson 1885
RankNameAuthor
classPterobranchiaLankester 1877
subclassGraptolithina(Bronn 1849)
orderDendroideaNicholson 1872
familyAcanthograptidaeBulman 1938
genusPtiograptus

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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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. Maletz et al. 2020Fan-shaped tubarium with compound stipes; stipes formed through triad budding(?) of long, tubular thecae; stipes are connected at irregular distances by thecal transfer of single or multiple thecae (bridges); anastomosis is not found; thecae tubular, aperturally isolated and often laterally oriented to the stipes; bithecae may be present, but are impossible to recognize; proximal development unknown.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: "sclero-protein"c
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 15:06:41
Modified: 2009-04-11 14:26:56
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992
Collections
No collection or age range data are available