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Azygograptus

Pterobranchia - Graptoloidea - Dichograptidae

Taxonomy
Azygograptus was named by Nicholson and Lapworth (1875) [Sepkoski's age data: O Aren-l O Llde-u Sepkoski's reference number: 311]. Its type is Azygograptus lapworthi.

It was assigned to Didymograpti by Bulman (1970); to Graptoloidea by Sepkoski (2002); and to Sigmagraptidae by Toro and Herrera Sánchez (2019).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1875Azygograptus Nicholson and Lapworth
1951Nicholsonograptus Boucek and Pribyl
1970Azygograptus Bulman p. V116
2002Azygograptus Sepkoski
2002Nicholsonograptus Sepkoski
2002Pseudazygograptus Sepkoski
2019Azygograptus Toro and Herrera Sánchez p. 502

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumHemichordataBateson 1885
classPterobranchiaLankester 1877
RankNameAuthor
subclassGraptolithina(Bronn 1849)
orderGraptoloideaLapworth 1875
suborderDichograptinaLapworth 1873
familyDichograptidaeLapworth 1873
subfamilyDidymograpti
genusAzygograptusNicholson and Lapworth 1875

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. †Azygograptus Nicholson and Lapworth 1875
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Azygograptus ellesi Monsen 1937
Azygograptus lapworthi Nicholson 1875
Invalid names: Nicholsonograptus Boucek and Pribyl 1951 [synonym], Pseudazygograptus [synonym]
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 Dawan to the top of the Hirnantian or 478.80000 to 443.10000 Ma

Collections (52 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1China (Sichuan) A. sp. (7681)
Dawan478.8 - 466.6China (Sichuan) A. sp. (7661)
Dawan478.8 - 466.6China (AnHui) A. sp. (7863)
Dawan478.8 - 466.6China (Hubei) A. sp. (7727)
Ningkuo478.8 - 466.6China (ZheJiang) Nicholsonograptus sp. (7783 7799 7811)
Ningkuo478.8 - 466.6China (JiangXi) A. sp. (7763 7764) Nicholsonograptus sp. (7755 7762)
Floian477.1 - 471.3Morocco (Zagora) A. sp. (182906)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0China (Guizhou) A. sp. (4761 5261 5263 7348 7350)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0China (ShanXi) A. sp. (7887)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0China (Sichuan) A. sp. (5407 5409 7649 7662)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0Morocco A. sp. (20979)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0China (Hubei) A. sp. (4718 4719 4720)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0China (AnHui) A. sp. (7842)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0Sweden A. sp. (3197)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0China (GuangDong) Nicholsonograptus sp. (4678)
Dapingian471.3 - 469.4China (Hubei) A. suecicus (203701)
Dapingian471.3 - 469.4Bolivia A. lapworthi (214526)
Dapingian471.3 - 469.4Argentina (Salta) A. lapworthi (214524)
Dapingian471.3 - 469.4Argentina (Jujuy) A. lapworthi (214522 214523 214525)
Volkhov471.3 - 469.1Lithuania A. ellesi (207284 207287)
Sarka469.4 - 463.3Czechia Nicholsonograptus fasciculatus (3857)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2New Zealand A. fasciculatus (63964 63970 63971) A. fasciculatus, A. novozealandicus (63963)
Oretanian468.0 - 461.0Spain (Toledo) Nicholsonograptus sp. (20898)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.2China (Hunan) Nicholsonograptus sp., Pseudazygograptus sp. (7699)
Late/Upper Llanvirn461.1 - 458.2Norway A. sp. (3179)
Gisbornian458.2 - 452.3New Zealand A. fasciculatus (63956 63969) A. fasciculatus, A. novozealandicus (63960 63961 63965 63967)
Wufeng - Hirnantian449.4 - 443.1China (Hubei) Nicholsonograptus sp. (7721)