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Dictyonema ramosissimum

Pterobranchia - Dendroidea - Acanthograptidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1947Dictyonema ramosissimum Ruedemann p. 164 figs. plate 2, figs 30-32
1990Dictyonema ramosissimum Rickards et al. pp. 213 - 214 figs. 3H, 5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumHemichordataBateson 1885
RankNameAuthor
classPterobranchiaLankester 1877
subclassGraptolithina(Bronn 1849)
orderDendroideaNicholson 1872
familyAcanthograptidaeBulman 1938
genusDictyonemaHall 1851
speciesramosissimumRuedemann 1947

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.

Dictyonema ramosissimum Ruedemann 1947
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Diagnosis
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Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: "sclero-protein"c
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: planktonicg
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-04-11 12:28:09
Modified: 2009-04-11 14:31:02
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Idamean to the top of the Gasconadian or 497.00000 to 477.10000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Idamean497.0 - 494.2Australia (Tasmania) Dictyonema ramosissimum (204525)
Gasconadian486.85 - 477.1USA (Montana) Dictyonema ramosissimum (210718)