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Rhabdinopora

Pterobranchia - Graptoloidea - Anisograptidae

Taxonomy
Rhabdinopora was named by Eichwald (1860). It was considered unknown by Maletz et al. (2009).

It was assigned to Dendroidea by Sepkoski (2002); to Graptoloida by Maletz et al. (2009); and to Anisograptidae by Cooper et al. (1998), Chen et al. (2016), Maletz et al. (2017).

Species
R. enigma, R. flabelliformis, R. umbellata
Species lacking formal opinion data
R. canadensis, R. multithecatum

Synonyms
  • Heterograptus was named by Lin (1986).

    It was synonymized subjectively with Staurograptus by Erdtmann (1988); it was synonymized subjectively with Rhabdinopora by Cooper et al. (1998).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1860Rhabdinopora Eichwald
1986Heterograptus Lin
1998Rhabdinopora Cooper et al. p. 9
2002Rhabdinopora Sepkoski
2009Rhabdinopora Maletz et al.
2016Rhabdinopora Chen et al. p. 140
2017Rhabdinopora Maletz et al. p. 6

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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
genusRhabdinoporaEichwald 1860

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. †Rhabdinopora Eichwald 1860
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†Rhabdinopora enigma Cooper and Stewart 1979
†Rhabdinopora flabelliformis Eichwald 1840
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†Dictyonema flabelliforme intermedium Prantl and Přibyl 1949
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Invalid names: Rhabdinopora scitulum Harris and Keble 1928 [synonym]
Invalid names: Rhabdinopora flabelliformis typica Brögger 1882 [synonym]
Invalid names: Heterograptus Lin 1986 [synonym]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. A. Cooper et al. 1998Pendent multiramous anisograptids with dissepiments, proximal development quadriradiate.
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 Batyrbaian to the top of the Lancefieldian or 491.50000 to 474.90000 Ma

Collections (47 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Furongian497.0 - 486.85Argentina R. eurycephala (235392)
Batyrbaian - Early/Lower Ordovician491.5 - 471.3Russian Federation (Leningrad region) R. flabelliformis (235436)
Pakerort486.85 - 483.8Estonia R. flabelliformis (204479) R. flabelliformis, R. flabelliformis (204475 204476) R. flabelliformis, R. multithecata (204477) R. multithecatum, R. flabelliformis (191669)
Pakerort486.85 - 483.8Russian Federation R. desmograptoides, R. rossica, R. bryoraptoides, R. multithecata (235844)
Tremadocian486.85 - 477.1Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Dictyonema flabelliforme (105855)
Tremadocian486.85 - 477.1Mexico R. sp. (236915)
Tremadocian486.85 - 477.1Sweden (Östergötland) R. flabelliformis (191158) R. sp. (191160)
Tremadocian486.85 - 477.1United Kingdom Dictyonema flabelliforme (208223 208224 208225 229515 229516 229522)
Canadian486.85 - 457.3USA (Utah) Dictyonema flabelliforme (103891 103907)
Ordovician486.85 - 443.1Norway (Naersnes) Dictyonema flabelliforme, Dictyonema parabola, Dictyonema sociale (156957) Dictyonema parabola, Dictyonema sociale (156953 156954 156956) Dictyonema sociale (156952)
Cressagian486.4 - 481.1United Kingdom (England) Dictyonema sociale (3711) R. sp. (3712)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1Argentina Dictyonema flabelliforme (9021) R. sp. (8866)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1Canada (Newfoundland) R. enigma (204422)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1Argentina (La Rioja) R. flabelliformis, R. flabelliforme (42519)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1Morocco R. sp. (20998)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1Czech Republic Dictyonema fiabellaforme (3783) Dictyonema flabelliforme (192830)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1China (Hunan) R. anglica (210771) R. anglica, R. umbellata (210773) R. sp. 1 juvenile, R. anglica (210768) R. sp. 1 juvenile, R. anglica, R. umbellata (210774)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1United Kingdom (Wales) Dictyonema flabelliforme (280)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1Bolivia Dictyonema flabelliforme (8802 8804 8839)
Lancefieldian484.3 - 474.9Australia (Victoria) Dictyonema scitulum, Dictyonema enigma (204417 204420)
Migneintian481.1 - 477.1Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) R. sp. (204411 204412)
Blackhillsian475.3 - 471.3USA (Utah) Dictyonema flabelliforme, R. anglica (103888)