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Petalolithus

Pterobranchia - Graptoloidea - Retiolitidae

Taxonomy
Petalolithus was named by Suess (1851) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ldov-m S Ldov-u Sepkoski's reference number: 1267]. Its type is Prionotus folium.

It was assigned to Graptoloidea by Sepkoski (2002); and to Petalolithinae by Melchin et al. (2011), Lenz et al. (2018).

Species
P. ankyratus, P. folium, P. intermedius
Species lacking formal opinion data
P. altissimus, P. atavus, P. conicus, P. elevatus, P. elongatus, P. giganteus, P. minor, P. ovatus, P. palmeus, P. tenuis
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by P. Wagner on 2024-08-04

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1851Petalolithus Suess
2002Petalograptus Sepkoski
2002Petalolithus Sepkoski
2011Petalolithus Melchin et al. pp. 286, 300
2018Petalolithus Lenz et al. p. 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumHemichordataBateson 1885
classPterobranchiaLankester 1877
subclassGraptolithina(Bronn 1849)
RankNameAuthor
orderGraptoloideaLapworth 1875
suborderAxonophoraFrech 1897
infraorderNeograptinaStorch et al. 2011
superfamilyRetiolitoideaLapworth 1873
familyRetiolitidaeLapworth 1873
subfamilyPetalolithinaeBulman 1955
genusPetalolithusSuess 1851

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. †Petalolithus Suess 1851
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†Petalolithus ankyratus Mu and Li 1974
†Petalolithus folium Hisinger 1837
†Petalolithus intermedius Boucek and Príbyl 1941
Invalid names: Petalograptus [synonym]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
M. J. Melchin et al. 2011Rhabdosomes with Pattern I structure and elongate, weakly to strongly concave first thecal pair, straight to concave, strongly overlapping distal thecae, four-pronged ancora (after Melchin 1998).
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 Katian to the top of the Telychian or 452.80000 to 432.90000 Ma

Collections (37 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Katian452.8 - 445.2Canada (Nunavut) P. ankyratus (235802)
Rhuddanian443.1 - 440.5China (Xinjiang) P. atavus (27765)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9China (Nei Mongol) P. elongatus (27911)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9China (Sichuan) P. sp. (27804)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) Petalograptus sp. (496)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9China (Gansu) P. palmeus, P. minor (27902)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9USA (Alaska) Petalograptus minor (145595) Petalograptus palmeus (145592)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9Algeria Petalograptus palmeus (27468)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9China (Guangxi) P. palmeus, P. sp. (27862)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9Canada (Northwest Territories) Petalograptus sp. (25504)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9China (Xinjiang) P. sp. (27736)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9Saudi Arabia (Al-Qasim) Petalograptus ovatoelongatus (145598)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9China (Hunan) P. sp. (27739)
Rhuddanian - Telychian443.1 - 432.9China (Yunnan) P. palmeus, P. minor, P. tenuis (27782)
Aeronian440.5 - 438.6Denmark (Bornholm) Petalograptus folium (13710) Petalograptus ovatoelongatus, Petalograptus minor (13709)
Aeronian440.5 - 438.6China (Hubei) P. elevatus, P. palmeus (27813)
Aeronian440.5 - 438.6Czechia Petalograptus spp. (14087)
Aeronian440.5 - 438.6Canada (Northwest Territories) Petalograptus ovatoelongatus, Petalograptus intermedius (235805)
Aeronian440.5 - 438.6United Kingdom (England) Petalograptus sp. (453 454)
Aeronian440.5 - 438.6USA (Idaho) Petalograptus minor (145514)
Aeronian - Telychian440.5 - 432.9China (Sichuan) P. minor (27852)
Aeronian - Telychian440.5 - 432.9Serbia P. elongatus, P. giganteus, P. palmeus, P. conicus, P. ovatus (145656)
Aeronian - Telychian440.5 - 432.9Morocco Petalograptus palmeus (27457 27460)
Aeronian - Telychian440.5 - 432.9Algeria Petalograptus palmeus (27205)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9France Petalograptus sp. (26111)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9Denmark (Bornholm) Petalograptus palmeus, Petalograptus ovatus, Petalograptus altissimus (13711) Petalograptus tenuis (13712)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9Morocco Petalograptus altissimus (27440)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9China (Hubei) P. minor, P. elongatus (27841)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9Serbia P. altissimus, P. elongatus, P. giganteus, P. palmeus (145657)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9China P. sp. (27773)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9China (Sichuan) P. minor (27842) P. spp. (27798)