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Cryptograptus

Pterobranchia - Graptoloidea - Glossograptidae

Taxonomy
Cryptograptus is a genus. It is not extant. Its type is Diplograptus tricornis.

It was assigned to Graptoloidea by Sepkoski (2002); and to Cryptograptinae by Chen et al. (2016).

Species
C. antennarius, C. schaeferi, C. tricornis
Species lacking formal opinion data
C. centrifugus, C. inutilus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Cryptograptus Sepkoski
2016Cryptograptus Chen et al. p. 145

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumHemichordataBateson 1885
classPterobranchiaLankester 1877
RankNameAuthor
subclassGraptolithina(Bronn 1849)
orderGraptoloideaLapworth 1875
suborderGlossograptinaJaanuson 1960
familyGlossograptidaeLapworth 1873
subfamilyCryptograptinaeHadding 1915
genusCryptograptus

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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†Cryptograptus schaeferi Lapworth 1880
†Cryptograptus tricornis Carruthers 1859
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: "sclero-protein"c
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: planktonicg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Comments: Planktonic, floating (McKerrow, 1979).g
Created: 2009-04-11 12:46:30
Modified: 2009-04-11 14:46:30
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Aberhan 1992, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Yapeenian to the top of the Wenlock or 470.30000 to 426.70000 Ma

Collections (77 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ordovician486.85 - 443.1Argentina (Jujuy) C. schaeferi (238722)
Ningkuo478.8 - 466.6China (ZheJiang) C. sp. (7783)
Ningkuo478.8 - 466.6China (JiangXi) C. sp. (7762)
Arenig - Llandeilo477.1 - 458.2China (XinJiang) C. sp. (20794)
Dapingian471.3 - 469.4Russian Federation (Siberia) C. sp. (205563)
Volkhov471.3 - 469.1Lithuania C. sp. (207267 207268)
Middle Ordovician471.3 - 458.2USA (Nevada) C. tricornis (203990)
Whiterockian471.3 - 457.3Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) C. schaferi (104858) C. schaferi, C. tricornis (104860) C. tricornis (104865)
Yapeenian470.3 - 469.4New Zealand C. intilus (63327) C. inutilus (63281 63369)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2Russian Federation (Siberia) C. tricornis (205561 206161)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2Canada (Quebec) C. antennarius (174725)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2New Zealand C. schaferi (63276 63957 63958 63963 63966 63971)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2Bolivia C. schaeferi (145517)
Kunda469.1 - 464.3Lithuania C. sp. (207272)
Early/Lower Llanvirn468.0 - 461.1China (QingHai) C. sp. (8686)
Early/Lower Llanvirn468.0 - 461.1Argentina C. antennarius (8883)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.2China (Gansu) C. sp. (23594)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.2China (GanSu) C. sp. (8563 8567)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.2USA (New York) C. sp. (303)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.2USA (Alaska) C. tricornis (114859)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.2China (XinJiang) C. sp. (20805)
Early/Lower Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2China (Sichuan) C. sp. (7678)
Late/Upper Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2China (Sichuan) C. sp. (7677)
Late/Upper Llanvirn461.1 - 458.2Norway C. sp. (3179)
Llandeilian461.1 - 458.2USA (Idaho) C. tricornis (145328 145329 145330)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2China (GuangDong) C. sp. (4676)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2China (ZheJiang) C. sp. (7770 7782 7796)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2China (HaiNanDao) C. sp. (4682)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2China (GanSu) C. sp. (8572)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2United Kingdom (Wales) C. tricornis (216511)
Llandeilian - Caradoc461.1 - 449.5USA (Alaska) C. tricornis (114860)
Llandeilo - Caradoc461.1 - 449.5China (XinJiang) C. sp. (20808)
Dobrotivian461.0 - 459.7Czech Republic C. tricornis (3859)
Costonian - Longvillian458.2 - 455.0Venezuela (Merida Andes) C. sp. (8858)
Sandbian458.2 - 452.8United Kingdom (Wales) C. schaferi (206522)
Gisbornian458.2 - 452.3New Zealand C. schaferi (63961 63965 63967)
Gisbornian458.2 - 452.3USA (Idaho) C. sp. (145228) C. tricornis (145233 145236 145237 145238 145239 145240 145331)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5Canada (British Columbia) C. sp. (25170)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5Canada (Yukon) C. sp. (25171)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5USA (Alaska) C. schaferi (114852) C. sp. (114847) C. tricornis (114850 114851)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5Canada (New Brunswick) C. tricornis (145615)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5Canada (Québec) C. tricornis (24537)
Soudleyan - Onnian458.2 - 449.5China (GanSu) C. sp. (8571)
Late/Upper Ordovician458.2 - 443.1USA (Alaska) C. tricornis (111711 111713)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (New York) C. sp. (328)
Actonian - Onnian454.0 - 449.5Argentina C. sp. (8887)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0USA (Oklahoma) C. sp. (197140)
Llandovery - Wenlock443.1 - 426.7USA (Alaska) C. centrifugus (114965)