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Dicellograptus

Pterobranchia - Graptoloidea - Dicranograptidae

Taxonomy
Dicellograptus was named by Hopkinson (1871) [Sepkoski's age data: O Llvi-l O Ashg-u Sepkoski's reference number: 722,1066]. It was considered monophyletic by Storch et al. (2011).

It was assigned to Graptoloidea by Sepkoski (2002); to Dicranograptoidea by Storch et al. (2011); and to Dicranograptidae by Chen et al. (2016).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1871Dicellograptus Hopkinson
1873Leptograptus Lapworth
2002Dicellograptus Sepkoski
2002Leptograptus Sepkoski
2011Dicellograptus Storch et al.
2016Dicellograptus Chen et al. p. 159

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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)
familyDicranograptidaeLapworth 1873
genusDicellograptusHopkinson 1871

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. †Dicellograptus Hopkinson 1871
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Dicellograptus anceps Nicholson 1867
Dicellograptus caduceus Lapworth and Wood 1876
Dicellograptus complanatus Lapworth 1880
Dicellograptus complexus Davies 1929
Dicellograptus elegans Carruthers 1868
Dicellograptus gravis Keble and Harris 1925
Dicellograptus ornatus Elles and Wood 1904
Invalid names: Leptograptus Lapworth 1873 [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 et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Llanvirn to the top of the Harju or 468.00000 to 443.80000 Ma

Collections (253 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ordovician485.4 - 443.8USA (Alaska) Leptograptus sp. (111709)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0China (XinJiang) D. sp. (20791)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0China (GanSu) D. sp. (8575)
Floian - Dapingian477.7 - 467.3Russian Federation (Siberia) D. sp. (206142)
Dapingian470.0 - 467.3Russian Federation (Siberia) D. sp. (206141)
Middle Ordovician470.0 - 458.4USA (Nevada) D. intortus, D. divaricatus, D. sextans (203993) D. intortus, D. sp. (203990) D. sextans (203994)
Middle Ordovician470.0 - 458.4USA (Virginia) D. sp. (6986)
Middle Ordovician470.0 - 458.4USA (California) D. sp. (424 196180)
Chazyan470.0 - 457.3USA (California) D. sextans (104324)
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3USA (Nevada) D. divaricatus, D. sextans (104382)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Wufeng - Hirnantian449.5 - 443.4China (Guizhou) D. sp. (4739)
Wufeng - Hirnantian449.5 - 443.4China (Hubei) D. sp. (7721)
Wufeng - Hirnantian449.5 - 443.4China (Hunan) D. sp. (7687 7696)
Wufeng - Hirnantian449.5 - 443.4China (Sichuan) D. sp., Leptograptus sp. (7641)
Wufeng - Hirnantian449.5 - 443.4China (Hunan and Hubei) D. sp. (7713)
Cautleyan - Rawtheyan449.2 - 445.2China (Sichuan) D. sp. (7252)
Cautleyan - Rawtheyan449.2 - 445.2China (Yunnan) D. sp. (7259)
Cautleyan - Hirnantian449.2 - 443.4China (GanSu) D. sp. (8557)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4USA (Nevada) D. ornatus (145756)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.4Argentina D. sp. (8890)