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Appendispinograptus venustus

Pterobranchia - Graptoloidea - Climacograptidae

Taxonomy
Climacograptus venustus was named by Hsu (1959). It is the type species of Appendispinograptus.

It was recombined as Appendispinograptus venustus by Riva and Ketner (1989).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Climacograptus venustus Hsu pp. 346-352 figs. pl. 1, figs 1-6, 13
1989Appendispinograptus venustus Riva and Ketner p. 85

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumHemichordataBateson 1885
classPterobranchiaLankester 1877
subclassGraptolithina(Bronn 1849)
RankNameAuthor
orderGraptoloideaLapworth 1875
suborderAxonophoraFrech 1897
infraorderDiplograptina(Lapworth 1880)
superfamilyClimacograptoideaFrech 1897
familyClimacograptidaeFrech 1807
genusAppendispinograptusZhiming and Daqing 1985
speciesvenustus(Hsu 1959)

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 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Gamachian to the top of the Katian or 445.50000 to 445.20000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Katian452.8 - 445.2China (Guangxi) Appendispinograptus venustus (210279 210280)
Ashgill - Llandovery449.5 - 432.9Canada (Québec) Climacograptus venustus (25116)
Gamachian445.5 - 443.1Canada (Québec) Climacograptus venustus (24518)