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Pleurograptus

Pterobranchia - Graptoloidea - Dicranograptidae

Taxonomy
Pleurograptus is a genus. It is not extant. Its type is Cladograpsus linearis.

It was assigned to Graptoloidea by Sepkoski (2002); to Dicranograptacea by Storch et al. (2011); and to Nemagraptinae by Maletz (2014).

Species
P. linearis, P. lui

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1858Cladograpsus Carruthers
2002Pleurograptus Sepkoski
2011Pleurograptus Storch et al.
2014Pleurograptus Maletz p. 515

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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
subfamilyNemagraptinae
genusPleurograptus

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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†Pleurograptus linearis Carruthers 1858
†Pleurograptus lui Mu 1950
Invalid names: Cladograpsus Carruthers 1858 [replaced]
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 Katian to the top of the Rawtheyan or 453.00000 to 445.20000 Ma

Collections (28 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Actonian - Onnian454.0 - 449.5China (Guizhou) P. sp. (7637)
Katian453.0 - 445.2USA (Nevada) P. lui (145800 145802 145803 145804 145805)
Wufeng - Rawtheyan449.5 - 445.2China (Sichuan) P. sp. (7654 7666)
Wufeng - Rawtheyan449.5 - 445.2China (Hubei) P. sp. (4686)
Wufeng - Rawtheyan449.5 - 445.2China (Guizhou) P. sp. (4747 4748)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7USA (Idaho) P. linearis (13493)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7USA (Nevada) P. lui (145606 145607 145608 145609 145611 145612 145737 145739 145741 145743)
Bolindian449.5 - 443.7USA (Idaho) P. linearis (145485)
Wufeng449.5 - 443.7China (Guizhou) P. sp. (7636)
Wufeng449.5 - 443.7China (Hunan) P. sp. (7706)
Wufeng - Hirnantian449.5 - 443.4China (Sichuan) P. sp. (7641)
Wufeng - Hirnantian449.5 - 443.4China (Hubei) P. sp. (7721)
Cautleyan - Hirnantian449.2 - 443.4China (GanSu) P. sp. (8557)