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Atavograptus

Pterobranchia - Graptoloidea - Monograptidae

Taxonomy
Atavograptus is a genus. It is not extant. Its type is Monograptus atavus.

It was assigned to Graptoloidea by Sepkoski (2002); and to Monograptidae by Maletz (2017).

Species
A. atavus
Species lacking formal opinion data
A. strachani

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Atavograptus Sepkoski
2017Atavograptus Maletz p. 222

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumHemichordataBateson 1885
classPterobranchiaLankester 1877
RankNameAuthor
subclassGraptolithina(Bronn 1849)
orderGraptoloideaLapworth 1875
suborderAxonophoraFrech 1897
infraorderNeograptinaStorch et al. 2011
superfamilyMonograptoideaLapworth 1873
familyMonograptidaeLapworth 1873
genusAtavograptus

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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†Atavograptus atavus Jones 1909
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 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Hirnantian to the top of the Aeronian or 445.20000 to 438.60000 Ma

Collections (26 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.1Australia (Tasmania) A. sp. (26240 167048)
Rhuddanian443.1 - 440.5United Kingdom (Wales) A. atavus (3469) A. strachani, A. atavus (145220)
Rhuddanian443.1 - 440.5United Kingdom (England) A. ceryx (13801 13802 13803 13804 13805)
Rhuddanian443.1 - 440.5United Kingdom A. atavus (145219) A. gracilis, A. atavus (145218)
Rhuddanian443.1 - 440.5France A. atavus (145534 145541 145542 145551)
Rhuddanian - Aeronian443.1 - 438.6Denmark (Bornholm) Monograptus atavus (13708)
Rhuddanian - Aeronian443.1 - 438.6Russian Federation (Siberia) A. sp. (206465)
Alexandrian443.1 - 438.1Canada (Québec) A. atavus (24769 24824)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9USA (Alaska) Monograptus atavus (145590 145591 145595)
Aeronian440.5 - 438.6Denmark (Bornholm) Monograptus atavus (13709)
Aeronian440.5 - 438.6United Kingdom A. strachani (145221 145222)
Aeronian440.5 - 438.6United Kingdom (Wales) A. atavus (235714)