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Rectograptus socialis

Pterobranchia - Graptoloidea - Diplograptidae

Taxonomy
Diplograptus socialis was named by Lapworth (1880).

It was recombined as Orthograptus socialis by Williams (1987); it was synonymized subjectively with Rectograptus peosta by Goldman and Bergström (1997); it was recombined as Rectograptus socialis by Tang and Chen (2014).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Diplograptus socialis Lapworth p. 166 figs. pl. 4, figs 13a-c
1987Orthograptus socialis Williams pp. 81 - 82 figs. 7C-M; 8F-H
2014Rectograptus socialis Tang and Chen

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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)
familyDiplograptidae
genusRectograptusPribyl 1949
speciessocialis()

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.

Rectograptus socialis Lapworth 1880
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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: Katian or 452.80000 to 445.20000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Katian452.8 - 445.2China (Xinjian) Rectograptus socialis (185164 185173 185182 185183 185202 185203)
Katian452.8 - 445.2China (Guangxi) Rectograptus socialis (210279)