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Thallograptus

Pterobranchia - Dendroidea - Acanthograptidae

Taxonomy
Thallograptus was named by Ruedemann (1925) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Dres-u S Ludl Sepkoski's reference number: 2,931].

It was assigned to Acanthograptidae by Rickards et al. (1990); and to Dendroidea by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Thallograptus Ruedemann
1990Thallograptus Rickards et al. p. 227
2002Thallograptus Sepkoski

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

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. †Thallograptus Ruedemann 1925
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Thallograptus succulentus Ruedemann 1904
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. B. Rickards et al. 1990Rhabdosome shrub-like, stipes dichotomously branching and forming lateral branches irregularly; branches not anastomosed; no dissepiments; thecae tubular, adnate throughout their length, opening as pores on the stipe surface; branches may taper to a single theca distally
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 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Idamean to the top of the Givetian or 497.00000 to 382.31000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Idamean497.0 - 494.2Australia (Tasmania) T. sp. (204525)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2Algeria T. barbieri (196943)
Aseri464.3 - 461.4Estonia T. sp. (56201)
Silurian443.1 - 419.62USA (Oklahoma) T. sp. (528)
Aeronian440.5 - 438.6Czechia T. bohemicus, T. krizi (14085) T. sp. (14087)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9USA (Wisconsin) T. sp. (91415)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7USA (Oklahoma) T. phylloides (275960)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Czechia T. aequabilis (14157)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Czechia (Prague) T. aequabilis, T. arborescens, T. inaequabilis, T. magnificus, T. sparsus, T. sulci, T. sp. (12068)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Czechia T. sp. (13895 14044)
Eifelian - Givetian393.47 - 382.31Czechia (Barrandia) T. jahni (12258)