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Reteograptus

Pterobranchia - Graptoloidea - Abrograptidae

Taxonomy
Reteograptus is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Abrograptidae by Cooper (1979); and to Graptoloidea by Sepkoski (2002).

Species
R. geinitzianus
Species lacking formal opinion data
R. pulcherrimus
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Retiograptus Cooper
2002Reteograptus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumHemichordataBateson 1885
RankNameAuthor
classPterobranchiaLankester 1877
subclassGraptolithina(Bronn 1849)
orderGraptoloideaLapworth 1875
suborderDidymograptinaLapworth 1875
familyAbrograptidaeMu 1958
genusReteograptus

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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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 Llandeilian to the top of the Eastonian or 461.10000 to 449.00000 Ma

Collections (39 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2New Zealand Retiograptus latus, Retiograptus speciosus (63958) Retiograptus latus, Retiograptus speciosus, Retiograptus geinitzianus (63957) Retiograptus speciosus (63966 63970)
Early/Lower Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2Norway Retiograptus sp. (2950)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2China (GanSu) R. sp. (8549 8553)
Llandeilian - Caradoc461.1 - 449.5USA (Alaska) Retiograptus geinitzianus (114860)
Costonian458.2 - 457.2Argentina R. sp. (8874)
Costonian - Harnagian458.2 - 457.2China (Shaanxi) R. sp. (8535)
Sandbian458.2 - 452.8Russian Federation (Siberia) R. geinitzianus (206162 206163)
Gisbornian458.2 - 452.3USA (Idaho) R. geinitzianus (145228 145331)
Gisbornian458.2 - 452.3New Zealand Retiograptus geinitzianus (63444 63956) Retiograptus sp. (63445) Retiograptus speciosus (63965) Retiograptus speciosus, Retiograptus geinitzianus (63961 63967)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5USA (Alaska) Retiograptus geinitzianus (114850 114853)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5Canada (British Columbia) Retiograptus geinitzianus (25170)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5Canada (Yukon) Retiograptus geinitzianus (114856)
Late/Upper Ordovician458.2 - 443.1USA (Alaska) Retiograptus geinitzianus (111711 111713)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (New York) R. sp. (328)
Katian - Hirnantian452.8 - 443.1Russian Federation (Siberia) R. sp. (205663)
Eastonian452.3 - 449.0USA (Idaho) R. pulcherrimus (145474 145478 145480)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1Canada (Northwest Territories and Yukon) R. sp. (403)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1China (ZheJiang) R. sp. (7793)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1China (Gansu) Retiograptus sp. (23586)
Wufeng - Rawtheyan449.4 - 445.2China (JiangXi) R. sp. (7748)
Wufeng - Rawtheyan449.4 - 445.2China (AnHui) R. sp. (7847)
Cautleyan - Rawtheyan449.2 - 445.2China (Sichuan) R. sp. (7252)
Cautleyan - Hirnantian449.2 - 443.1China (GanSu) R. sp. (8557 8569)