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Tetragraptus pseudobigsbyi

Pterobranchia - Graptoloidea - Phyllograptidae

Taxonomy
Tetragraptus pseudobigsbyi was named by Skevington (1965).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1965Tetragraptus pseudobigsbyi Skevington

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumHemichordataBateson 1885
classPterobranchiaLankester 1877
RankNameAuthor
subclassGraptolithina(Bronn 1849)
orderGraptoloideaLapworth 1875
suborderDichograptinaLapworth 1873
familyPhyllograptidae
genusTetragraptusSalter 1863
speciespseudobigsbyiSkevington 1965

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.

Tetragraptus pseudobigsbyi Skevington 1965
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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 Bendigonian to the top of the Castlemainian or 474.90000 to 470.30000 Ma

Collections (11 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arenig478.6 - 466.0Australia (Queensland) Tetragraptus pseudobigsbyi (197362 197367 197368 197370 197371 197380 197381 197382 197383)
Bendigonian474.9 - 473.1Australia (Queensland) Tetragraptus pseudobigsbyi (197364)
Chewtonian - Castlemainian473.1 - 470.3USA (Idaho) Tetragraptus pseudobigsbyi (145223)