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Dichograptacea (disused)

Pterobranchia - Graptoloidea

Discussion

emend. Fortey and Cooper (1986)

Taxonomy
Dichograptacea was named by Lapworth (1873). Its type is Dichograptidae.

It was assigned to Graptoloidea by Toro and Maletz (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Dichograptacea Lapworth p. 982
2008Dichograptacea Toro and Maletz p. 981

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumHemichordataBateson 1885
RankNameAuthor
classPterobranchiaLankester 1877
subclassGraptolithina(Bronn 1849)
orderGraptoloideaLapworth 1875
superfamilyDichograptaceaLapworth 1873
superfamilyDichograptaceaLapworth 1873

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.

Superfm. †Dichograptacea Lapworth 1873
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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
Collections
No collection or age range data are available