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Rhaphidograptus

Pterobranchia - Graptoloidea - Normalograptidae

Taxonomy
Rhaphidograptus is a genus. It is not extant. Its type is Climacograptus toernquisti.

It was assigned to Graptoloidea by Sepkoski (2002); and to Normalograptidae by Melchin et al. (2011).

Species
R. toernquisti

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Rhaphidograptus Sepkoski
2011Rhaphidograptus Melchin et al. p. 294

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumHemichordataBateson 1885
classPterobranchiaLankester 1877
RankNameAuthor
subclassGraptolithina(Bronn 1849)
orderGraptoloideaLapworth 1875
suborderAxonophoraFrech 1897
infraorderNeograptinaStorch et al. 2011
familyNormalograptidaeStorch and Serpagli 1993
genusRhaphidograptus

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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†Rhaphidograptus toernquisti Elles and Wood 1906
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 Rhuddanian to the top of the Aeronian or 443.40000 to 438.50000 Ma

Collections (20 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhuddanian443.4 - 440.8United Kingdom R. extenuatus (145218) R. toernquisti (145219)
Rhuddanian443.4 - 440.8Serbia and Montenegro R. tornquisti (145654)
Rhuddanian443.4 - 440.8United Kingdom (Wales) R. toernquisti (3469 3472 145220 235676 235694 235695)
Rhuddanian443.4 - 440.8China (Xinjiang) R. kalpinensis, R. subashensis (27765)
Rhuddanian443.4 - 440.8Denmark (Bornholm) R. toernquisti (13707)
Rhuddanian - Aeronian443.4 - 438.5Denmark (Bornholm) R. toernquisti (13708)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4Thailand R. sp. (13986) R. toernquisti (13988)
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5Morocco R. tornquisti (26985)
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5Denmark (Bornholm) R. toernquisti (13709)
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5United Kingdom R. toernquisti (145221 145222)
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5Serbia and Montenegro R. tornquisti (145655)
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5United Kingdom (Wales) R. toernquisti (235714)