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Cardiograptus morsus

Pterobranchia - Graptoloidea - Isograptidae

Taxonomy
Cardiograptus morsus was named by Harris and Keble (1916).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. amplus, C. crawfordi

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1916Cardiograptus morsus Harris and Keble figs. pl.1, figs. 1-4
1960Cardiograptus morsus Berry p. 66 figs. PI.11, figs.13,14

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumHemichordataBateson 1885
classPterobranchiaLankester 1877
RankNameAuthor
subclassGraptolithina(Bronn 1849)
orderGraptoloideaLapworth 1875
suborderGlossograptinaJaanuson 1960
familyIsograptidaeHarris 1933
genusCardiograptus
speciesmorsusHarris and Keble 1916

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.

†Cardiograptus morsus Harris and Keble 1916
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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: Yapeenian or 470.30000 to 469.40000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Whiterockian471.3 - 457.3USA (Texas) Cardiograptus morsus (210164)
Yapeenian470.3 - 469.4New Zealand Cardiograptus morsus (63281 63282 63327)