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Desmograptus quiltyi

Pterobranchia - Dendroidea - Dendrograptidae

Taxonomy
Desmograptus quiltyi was named by Rickards et al. (1990). Its type specimen is GSTI4183 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Road-metal quarry ~ 6 km west of Smithton Aerodrome on Montagu Road at Scopus, which is in an Idamean marine siltstone/sandstone in the Scopus Formation of Australia.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1990Desmograptus quiltyi Rickards et al. pp. 218 - 221 figs. 3E, 6B, 7B, 8, 9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumHemichordataBateson 1885
RankNameAuthor
classPterobranchiaLankester 1877
subclassGraptolithina(Bronn 1849)
orderDendroideaNicholson 1872
familyDendrograptidaeRoemer 1897
genusDesmograptus
speciesquiltyi

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.

Desmograptus quiltyi Rickards et al. 1990
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: "sclero-protein"c
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 15:06:41
Modified: 2009-04-11 14:26:56
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: Idamean or 497.00000 to 494.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Idamean497.0 - 494.2Australia (Tasmania) Desmograptus quiltyi (type locality: 204525)