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Corynoides americanus

Pterobranchia - Graptoloidea - Diplograptidae

Taxonomy
Corynoides calicularis americana was named by Ruedemann (1947). Its type specimen is N.Y.S.M. 6965 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Corynoides americanus by Riva (1974).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. curtus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1947Corynoides calicularis americana Ruedemann pp. 359-360 figs. pl. 59, figs. 26-29
1974Corynoides americanus Riva pp. 37 - 38 fig. 10

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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
genusCorynoidesNicholson 1867
speciesamericanus(Ruedemann 1947)

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.

†Corynoides americanus Ruedemann 1947
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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: Chatfieldian or 453.80000 to 451.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0USA (New York) Corynoides americanus (type locality: 197025)