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Appendispinograptus supernus

Pterobranchia - Graptoloidea - Climacograptidae

Taxonomy
Climacograptus supernus was named by Elles and Wood (1906) [= Appendispinograptus hvalross (Ross & Berry) sensu Mu 2002 et al., pp. 670, 671, pl. 185, fig. 8.].

It was recombined as Climacograptus longispinus supernus by Melchin (1987); it was recombined as Appendispinograptus supernus by Chen et al. (2005), Storch et al. (2011).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1906Climacograptus supernus Elles and Wood p. 196–197 figs. pl. 26, fig, 11a–d; text-fig. 127a–c (non d).
1987Climacograptus longispinus supernus Melchin pp. 196 - 198 figs. Plate 1, figures 9-13
2005Appendispinograptus supernus Chen et al. pp. 249 - 250 figs. 5E, X, FF
2011Appendispinograptus supernus Storch et al. pp. 363 - 366 figs. 23A, C–E, ?G, I, J, O, S, 24A–F, H–J

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumHemichordataBateson 1885
classPterobranchiaLankester 1877
subclassGraptolithina(Bronn 1849)
RankNameAuthor
orderGraptoloideaLapworth 1875
suborderAxonophoraFrech 1897
infraorderDiplograptina(Lapworth 1880)
superfamilyClimacograptoideaFrech 1897
familyClimacograptidaeFrech 1807
genusAppendispinograptusZhiming and Daqing 1985
speciessupernus(Elles and Wood 1906)

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.

Appendispinograptus supernus Elles and Wood 1906
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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 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Rawtheyan to the top of the Hirnantian or 448.80000 to 443.10000 Ma

Collections (35 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Katian452.8 - 445.2USA (Nevada) Appendispinograptus supernus (145802 145803 145804 145805)
Katian452.8 - 445.2China (Guangxi) Appendispinograptus supernus (210279 210280 210281)
Katian452.8 - 445.2China (Guizhou) Appendispinograptus supernus (153325 153326 153327)
Katian - Hirnantian452.8 - 443.1Kazakhstan (Abai) Climacograptus supernus (235977)
Katian - Hirnantian452.8 - 443.1Russian Federation (Siberia) Appendispinograptus supernus (205665 206194)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Nunavut) Climacograptus supernus (184436)
Richmondian - Gamachian449.6 - 443.1Canada (Yukon) Climacograptus supernus (25167)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1USA (Nevada) Appendispinograptus supernus (145613 145737 145739 145740 145741 145742 145743 145744 145745 145746)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1Canada (Nunavut) Climacograptus supernus (184432 184433 184434)
Rawtheyan - Hirnantian448.8 - 443.1China (Jiangxi) Climacograptus supernus (27904)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.1USA (Nevada) Appendispinograptus supernus (145747 145748 145749 145750 145756)
Porkuni445.2 - 443.1Russian Federation (Kaliningradskaya Oblast) Climacograptus supernus (235855)