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Dimorphograptidae

Pterobranchia - Graptoloidea - Dimorphograptidae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Heteroprionidae Tullberg p. 14
1908Dimorphograptidae Elles and Wood p. 295
1970Dimorphograptidae Bulman p. V131
2011Dimorphograptidae Melchin et al. p. 295
2014Dimorphograptidae Maletz
2017Dimorphograptidae Maletz p. 1

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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
superfamilyMonograptoideaLapworth 1873
familyDimorphograptidaeElles and Wood 1908
familyDimorphograptidaeElles and Wood 1908

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.

Fm. †Dimorphograptidae Elles and Wood 1908
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G. †Agetograptus Obut and Sobolevskaya 1968
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†Agetograptus secundus Obut and Sobolevskaya 1968
†Agetograptus spiniferus Obut and Sobolevskaya 1968
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†Akidograptus ascensus Davies 1929
G. †Avitograptus Melchin et al. 2011
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†Avitograptus avitus Davies 1929
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†Parakidograptus acuminatus Nicholson 1867
Invalid names: Heteroprionidae Tullberg 1883 [synonym]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
M. J. Melchin et al. 2011The partial clade that includes the common ancestor of Avitograptus avitus and Monograptus priodon and all of its descendents, including Dimorphograptus elongatus, but excluding those taxa included in the Family Monograptidae (i.e. excluding the uniserial monograptids).
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 Ashgill to the top of the Aeronian or 449.50000 to 438.60000 Ma

Collections (60 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Katian452.8 - 445.2Canada (Nunavut) Agetograptus spiniferus (235800 235802)
Ashgill - Llandovery449.5 - 432.9USA (Alaska) Dimorphograptus confertus (114845)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.1Australia (Tasmania) Akidograptus sp. (26240 167048)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.1United Kingdom Glyptograptus avitus (145216)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.1Malaysia Avitograptus sp. (228930)
Hirnantian - Rhuddanian445.2 - 440.5Russian Federation (Siberia) Dimorphograptus sp., Parakidograptus sp., Parakidograptus acuminatus (206171)
Rhuddanian443.1 - 440.5United Kingdom Dimorphograptus confertus (145219) Parakidograptus acuminatus, Akidograptus ascensus (145217)
Rhuddanian443.1 - 440.5United Kingdom (England) Akidograptus ascensus (13798 13800 13802 13803 13804)
Rhuddanian443.1 - 440.5Denmark (Bornholm) Akidograptus ascensus (13705) Dimorphograptus confertus (13707) Dimorphograptus erectus (13706)
Rhuddanian443.1 - 440.5Serbia and Montenegro Dimorphograptus extenuatus, Dimorphograptus confertus (145654) Parakidograptus acuminatus (145653)
Rhuddanian443.1 - 440.5Morocco Akidograptus acuminatus (27388)
Rhuddanian443.1 - 440.5France Akidograptus ascensus (145540) Dimorphograptus compactus, Dimorphograptus swanstoni (145534) Dimorphograptus elongatus (145547 145548 145549) Dimorphograptus extenuatus (145543 145544 145550 145552) Dimorphograptus extenuatus, Dimorphograptus physophora (145542) Parakidograptus acuminatus (145539) Parakidograptus acuminatus, Akidograptus ascensus (145537 145538)
Rhuddanian443.1 - 440.5Belgium Parakidograptus acuminatus, Akidograptus ascensus (145604)
Rhuddanian443.1 - 440.5China (Xinjiang) Akidograptus sp. (27765) Avitograptus avitus (235733)
Rhuddanian443.1 - 440.5Uzbekistan Akidograptus ascensus (235719) Akidograptus cuneatus (235717) Akidograptus cuneatus, Parakidograptus acuminatus, Akidograptus ascensus (235718)
Rhuddanian443.1 - 440.5Poland Akidograptus ascensus (211240) Parakidograptus acuminatus (211241)
Rhuddanian443.1 - 440.5Russian Federation (Siberia) Agetograptus sp. (3341) Dimorphograptus extenuatus (235651)
Rhuddanian443.1 - 440.5United Kingdom (Scotland) Parakidograptus acuminatus, Akidograptus ascensus (235554)
Rhuddanian443.1 - 440.5Malaysia Avitograptus avitus (228932 228933)
Rhuddanian - Aeronian443.1 - 438.6Russian Federation (Nenets) Dimorphograptus sp. (46940)
Rhuddanian - Aeronian443.1 - 438.6Denmark (Bornholm) Dimorphograptus physophora (13708)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9China (Hunan) Parakidograptus acuminatus (27739)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9USA (Alaska) Akidograptus acuminatus (145584 145585 145596) Dimorphograptus confertus (145587) Dimorphograptus confertus, Akidograptus acuminatus (145591) Dimorphograptus confertus, Dimorphograptus physophora (145590) Dimorphograptus physophora (145589)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9China (Yunnan) Dimorphograptus sp. (27859)
Rhuddanian - Telychian443.1 - 432.9China (Yunnan) Akidograptus sp. (27782)
Aeronian440.5 - 438.6Canada (Northwest Territories) Dimorphograptus elongatus (235805)