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Rectograptus abbreviatus

Pterobranchia - Graptoloidea - Diplograptidae

Taxonomy
Diplograptus (Orthograptus) truncatus abbreviatus was named by Elles and Wood (1907).

It was recombined as Orthograptus abbreviatus by Williams (1982); it was recombined as Rectograptus abbreviatus by Storch et al. (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1907Diplograptus (Orthograptus) truncatus abbreviatus Elles and Wood p. 235 figs. pl. 29, fig. 6a–e
1982Orthograptus abbreviatus Williams p. 41 figs. pl. 4, figs 7–12.
2011Rectograptus abbreviatus Storch et al. p. 329 figs. 12A, B, G–J, P–R, 16J–L, R–U

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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)
familyDiplograptidae
genusRectograptusPribyl 1949
speciesabbreviatus(Elles and Wood 1907)

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.

Rectograptus abbreviatus Elles and Wood 1907
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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 (29 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Katian452.8 - 445.2China (Guizhou) Rectograptus abbreviatus (153325)
Katian452.8 - 445.2USA (Nevada) Rectograptus abbreviatus (145800 145801 145802 145803 145804 145805)
Katian452.8 - 445.2China (Xinjian) Rectograptus abbreviatus (185170 185201)
Katian452.8 - 445.2China (Guangxi) Rectograptus abbreviatus (210280)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Iowa) Orthograptus truncatus (192902)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1USA (Nevada) Rectograptus abbreviatus (145606 145607 145611 145612 145613 145737 145739 145740 145741 145742 145743 145744 145745 145746)
Wufeng449.4 - 443.1China (Shaanxi) Orthograptus abbreviatus (75546)
Rawtheyan - Hirnantian448.8 - 443.1China (Jiangxi) Orthograptus abbreviatus (27904)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.1USA (Nevada) Rectograptus abbreviatus (145750 145756)