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Pterograptus

Pterobranchia - Graptoloidea - Pterograptidae

Taxonomy
Pterograptus was named by Holm (1881) [Sepkoski's age data: O Aren-u O Llde-u Sepkoski's reference number: 311]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Graptoloidea by Sepkoski (2002); and to Pterograptidae by Maletz et al. (2018).

Species
P. elegans

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Pterograptus Holm
2002Pterograptus Sepkoski
2018Pterograptus Maletz et al. p. 23

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumHemichordataBateson 1885
RankNameAuthor
classPterobranchiaLankester 1877
subclassGraptolithina(Bronn 1849)
orderGraptoloideaLapworth 1875
suborderDichograptinaLapworth 1873
familyPterograptidaeMu 1950
genusPterograptusHolm 1881

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. †Pterograptus Holm 1881
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†Pterograptus elegans Holm 1881
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 Darriwilian to the top of the Gisbornian or 469.40000 to 452.30000 Ma

Collections (18 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ningkuo478.8 - 466.6China (ZheJiang) P. sp. (7772 7783 7798 7812)
Ningkuo478.8 - 466.6China (JiangXi) P. sp. (7755 7762)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0Morocco P. sp. (20979)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0China (Guizhou) P. sp. (5251)
Dapingian - Darriwilian471.3 - 458.2Russian Federation (Siberia) P. sp. (205575)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2New Zealand P. elegans (63957 63962) P. sp. (63276)
Early/Lower Llanvirn468.0 - 461.1Argentina P. sp. (8871)
Early/Lower Llanvirn468.0 - 461.1China (QingHai) P. sp. (8686)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.2China (XinJiang) P. sp. (20805)
Late/Upper Llanvirn461.1 - 458.2Norway P. sp. (3179)
Dobrotivian461.0 - 459.7Portugal P. sp. (20957)
Gisbornian458.2 - 452.3New Zealand P. elegans (63965)