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Mastigograptus tenuiramosus

Pterobranchia - Graptoloidea - Mastigograptidae

Taxonomy
Dendrograptus tenuiramosus was named by Walcott (1883). It is the type species of Mastigograptus.

It was recombined as Mastigograptus tenuiramosus by Ruedemann (1908).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. crinitus, M. gracilimus, M. simplex, M. strictus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1883Dendrograptus tenuiramosus Walcott
1908Mastigograptus tenuiramosus Ruedemann

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumHemichordataBateson 1885
classPterobranchiaLankester 1877
RankNameAuthor
subclassGraptolithina(Bronn 1849)
orderGraptoloideaLapworth 1875
suborderGraptodendroidinaMu and Lin 1981
familyMastigograptidaeBates and Urbanek 2002
genusMastigograptus
speciestenuiramosus(Walcott 1883)

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.

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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: Maysvillian or 450.20000 to 449.60000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Katian452.8 - 445.2USA (New York) Mastigograptus tenuiramosus (204767)
Maysvillian450.2 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Mastigograptus tenuiramosus (26302)