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Amplexograptus

Pterobranchia - Graptoloidea - Diplograptidae

Taxonomy
Amplexograptus is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Graptoloidea by Sepkoski (2002); and to Diplograptidae by Bulman (1970), Storch et al. (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Amplexograptus Bulman p. V125
2002Amplexograptus Sepkoski
2011Amplexograptus Storch et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumHemichordataBateson 1885
classPterobranchiaLankester 1877
RankNameAuthor
subclassGraptolithina(Bronn 1849)
orderGraptoloideaLapworth 1875
suborderAxonophoraFrech 1897
infraorderDiplograptina(Lapworth 1880)
familyDiplograptidae
genusAmplexograptus

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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†Amplexograptus latus Bulman 1931
†Amplexograptus rugosus Tullberg 1882
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
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 Darriwilian to the top of the Hirnantian or 469.40000 to 443.10000 Ma

Collections (127 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ningkuo478.8 - 466.6China (ZheJiang) A. sp. (7771 7783 7798 7811)
Ningkuo478.8 - 466.6China (JiangXi) A. sp. (7755 7762)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0China (GanSu) A. sp. (8575 8576)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0China (GuangDong) A. sp. (4678)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0China (Hunan) A. sp. (7700)
Middle Ordovician471.3 - 458.2USA (Nevada) A. confertus (203993)
Middle Ordovician471.3 - 458.2USA (Virginia) A. confertus (6986)
Whiterockian471.3 - 457.3Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) A. arctus, A. confertus, A. modicellus, A. sp. (104858) A. confertus, A. differtus, A. sp. (104860)
Middle Ordovician - Late/Upper Ordovician471.3 - 443.1Russian Federation (Nenets) A. sp. (46939)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2Russian Federation (Siberia) A. confertus (205561) A. perexcavatus (206161) A. sp. (205379) A. sp., A. confertus (205568)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2New Zealand A. confertus (63957 63958 63964 63970 63972) A. sp. (63962 63966) A. sp., A. confertus (63971)
Darriwilian - Sandbian469.4 - 452.8Canada (Northwest Terrorities) A. sp. (317)
Darriwilian - Gisbornian469.4 - 452.3New Zealand A. confertus (63968)
Early/Lower Llanvirn468.0 - 461.1Argentina A. sp. (8871)
Early/Lower Llanvirn468.0 - 461.1China (QingHai) A. sp. (8686)
Early/Lower Llanvirn468.0 - 461.1China (Yunnan) A. sp. (5423 5427)
Early/Lower Llanvirn468.0 - 461.1China (GuangXi) A. sp. (4666)
Oretanian468.0 - 461.0Spain (Toledo) A. sp. (20898)
Oretanian468.0 - 461.0Spain (Caceres) A. sp. (21048)
Oretanian468.0 - 461.0Spain (Oviedo) A. sp. (21094)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.2China (XinJiang) A. sp. (20805)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.2China (Guizhou) A. sp. (7359)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.2China (Hunan) A. sp. (7699)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.2USA (New York) A. sp. (303)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.2China (GanSu) A. sp. (8563)
Early/Lower Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2Norway A. sp. (2950 2951)
Early/Lower Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2China (XinJiang) A. sp. (20804)
Early/Lower Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2China (Sichuan) A. sp. (7678)
Late/Upper Llanvirn461.1 - 458.2Peru A. sp. (8800)
Late/Upper Llanvirn461.1 - 458.2Norway A. sp. (3179)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2China (GanSu) A. sp. (8549)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2China (QingHai) A. sp. (8679 8680)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2China (ZheJiang) A. sp. (7805)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2China (GuangDong) A. sp. (4676)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2China (XinJiang) A. sp. (20810)
Llandeilo - Caradoc461.1 - 449.5China (XinJiang) A. sp. (20808)
Dobrotivian461.0 - 459.7Portugal A. sp. (20957)
Costonian458.2 - 457.2Argentina A. sp. (8874)
Costonian - Harnagian458.2 - 457.2China (Yunnan) A. sp. (5425)
Costonian - Harnagian458.2 - 457.2China (Shaanxi) A. sp. (8528 8535)
Costonian - Harnagian458.2 - 457.2United Kingdom (Wales) A. perexcavatus (216443)
Costonian - Harnagian458.2 - 457.2Norway A. sp. (3255)
Harnagian - Marshbrookian458.2 - 454.0China (Shaanxi) A. sp. (8534)
Soudleyan - Marshbrookian458.2 - 454.0China (GanSu) A. sp. (8560)
Soudleyan - Marshbrookian458.2 - 454.0Sweden A. sp. (2941)
Soudleyan - Marshbrookian458.2 - 454.0Norway A. sp. (2764)
Sandbian458.2 - 452.8United Kingdom (Wales) A. arctus, A. perexcavatus (206522)
Gisbornian458.2 - 452.3New Zealand A. confertus (63956 63969)
Gisbornian458.2 - 452.3USA (Idaho) A. perexcavatus (145238)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5China (Gansu) A. sp. (23583)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5China (XinJiang) A. sp. (20796 20797)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5Sweden (Vastergotland) A. pulchellus, A. vasae (76902) A. sp. (76906)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5Sweden A. sp. (380)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5China (GanSu) A. sp. (8565)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5USA (Alaska) A. confertus (114851) A. perexcavatus (114854) A. sp. (114853)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5Canada (Yukon) A. sp. (25171)
Soudleyan - Onnian458.2 - 449.5China (GanSu) A. sp. (8571)
Late/Upper Ordovician458.2 - 443.1Canada (Québec) Paraclimacograptus manitoulinensis (25107)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (New York) A. sp. (328)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (New York) A. sp. (436)
Longvillian - Marshbrookian457.2 - 454.0Norway (Oslo) A. rugosus (166800)
Actonian - Onnian454.0 - 449.5Argentina A. sp. (8887)
Keila453.9 - 452.8Estonia (Kuusiku) A. baltoscandicus (38037)
Katian452.8 - 445.2China (Xinjiang) A. maxwelli, A. praetypicalis (188407 188408) A. praetypicalis (188403 188406 188409 188410 188412 188415 188416 188417) A. sp., A. praetypicalis (188414)
Katian452.8 - 445.2China (Xinjian) A. manitoulinensis (185164 185165)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Northwest Territories) A. sp. (26091 26093 26094 26095 26096 26097)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Québec) A. sp. (24759)
Pusgillian449.5 - 449.2China (ZheJiang) A. sp. (7777)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1China (ZheJiang) A. sp. (7793)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1Canada (Nunavut) A. prominens (184425)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1Canada (Québec) A. prominens (24750) A. prominens, A. elongatus (24614) Paraclimacograptus manitoulinensis (24605)
Wufeng - Rawtheyan449.4 - 445.2China (Hubei) A. sp. (4686 4688)
Wufeng - Rawtheyan449.4 - 445.2China (Guizhou) A. sp. (4747 4748)
Wufeng449.4 - 443.1China (Guizhou) A. sp. (4749)
Wufeng - Ashgill449.4 - 443.1China (JiangSu) A. sp. (7944)
Wufeng - Hirnantian449.4 - 443.1China (Guizhou) A. sp. (4739)
Wufeng - Hirnantian449.4 - 443.1China (Hunan) A. sp. (7687)
Bolindian449.0 - 443.1USA (Idaho) Climacograptus manitoulinensis (145485 145486 145487 145488)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.1Czechia (Praha) A. bohemicus (149318)