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Dicellograptus elegans

Pterobranchia - Graptoloidea - Dicranograptidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1868Didymograptus elegans Carruthers p. 129 figs. pl. 5, fig. 8a, 8d
1908Dicellograptus elegans Ruedemann pp. 312 - 313

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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)
familyDicranograptidaeLapworth 1873
genusDicellograptusHopkinson 1871
specieselegans(Carruthers 1868)

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.

Dicellograptus elegans Carruthers 1868
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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: Eastonian or 452.30000 to 449.00000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5USA (Alaska) Dicellograptus elegans (114843)
Katian452.8 - 445.2China (Xinjian) Dicellograptus elegans (185164)
Eastonian452.3 - 449.0USA (Idaho) Dicellograptus elegans (145467 145473)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1USA (Idaho) Dicellograptus elegans (145489 145492)