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Glossograptidae

Pterobranchia - Graptoloidea - Glossograptidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1873Glossograptidae Lapworth
1970Glossograptidae Bulman p. V122
2014Glossograptidae Maletz

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumHemichordataBateson 1885
RankNameAuthor
classPterobranchiaLankester 1877
subclassGraptolithina(Bronn 1849)
orderGraptoloideaLapworth 1875
suborderGlossograptinaJaanuson 1960
familyGlossograptidaeLapworth 1873
familyGlossograptidaeLapworth 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.

Fm. †Glossograptidae Lapworth 1873
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Subfm. †Cryptograptinae Hadding 1915
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†Cryptograptus schaeferi Lapworth 1880
†Cryptograptus tricornis Carruthers 1859
Subfm. †Glossograptinae Lapworth 1873
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†Glossograptus hincksii Hopkinson 1872
Subfm. †Kalpinograptinae Qiao 1977
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†Pseudisograptus hastatus Harris 1933
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Invalid names: Paraglossograptus etheridgei Harris 1924 [synonym]
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 Ningkuo to the top of the Wenlock or 478.60000 to 427.40000 Ma

Collections (165 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7China (Hunan) Glossograptus sp. (7694)
Arenigian478.6 - 468.1USA (Alaska) Glossograptus dentatus (111706)
Ningkuo478.6 - 468.1China (JiangXi) Cryptograptus sp. (7762) Glossograptus sp. (7754 7756 7763 7764)
Ningkuo478.6 - 468.1China (ZheJiang) Cryptograptus sp. (7783) Glossograptus sp. (7772 7799 7806 7812)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0China (Hunan) Glossograptus sp. (7700)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0China (GanSu) Paraglossograptus sp. (8576)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0China (QingHai) Glossograptus sp. (8687)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0China (GuangXi) Glossograptus sp., Pseudisograptus sp. (4665)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0United Kingdom (England) Glossograptus sp. (3706)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0Norway Glossograptus sp. (3181)
Arenig - Llandeilo478.6 - 458.4China (XinJiang) Cryptograptus sp., Glossograptus sp. (20794)
Arenigian - Chazyan478.6 - 457.3USA (Alaska) Glossograptus echinatus (111705)
Volkhov471.1 - 469.2Lithuania Cryptograptus sp. (207267 207268)
Yapeenian470.3 - 467.3New Zealand Cryptograptus intilus (63327) Cryptograptus inutilus (63369) Cryptograptus inutilus, Pseudisograptus dumosus (63281) Pseudisograptus dumosus (63332 63363 63368) Pseudisograptus dumosus, Pseudisograptus hastatus (63201 63362 63367) Pseudisograptus dumosus, Pseudisograptus manubriatus (63326 63331) Pseudisograptus hastatus (63200 63370) Pseudisograptus sp. (63333)
Castlemainian470.0 - 470.3New Zealand Pseudisograptus dumosus, Pseudisograptus hastatus (63284) Pseudisograptus hastatus (63196 63285)
Castlemainian - Yapeenian470.0 - 467.3USA (Idaho) Pseudisograptus dumosus (145326) Pseudisograptus sp. (145327)
Dapingian470.0 - 467.3Russian Federation (Siberia) Cryptograptus sp., Pseudisograptus manubriatus (205563) Glossograptus acanthus (206147) Glossograptus acanthus, Glossograptus sp. (206146)
Middle Ordovician470.0 - 458.4USA (Nevada) Cryptograptus tricornis (203990) Glossograptus sp. (203993)
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Cryptograptus schaferi (104858) Cryptograptus schaferi, Cryptograptus tricornis (104860) Cryptograptus tricornis (104865) Glossograptus holmi (104868)
Middle Ordovician - Late/Upper Ordovician470.0 - 443.8Russian Federation (Nenets) Glossograptus sp. (46939)
Kunda469.2 - 464.3Lithuania Cryptograptus sp. (207272)
Early/Lower Llanvirn468.0 - 461.1China (Yunnan) Glossograptus sp. (7290)
Early/Lower Llanvirn468.0 - 461.1China (QingHai) Cryptograptus sp., Glossograptus sp., Paraglossograptus sp. (8686)
Early/Lower Llanvirn468.0 - 461.1Argentina Glossograptus sp., Paraglossograptus sp. (8871) Paraglossograptus tentaculatus (9026) Paraglossograptus tentaculatus, Cryptograptus antennarius (8883)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.4Argentina Paraglossograptus sp. (8888)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.4USA (Alaska) Glossograptus sp. (101850) Glossograptus sp., Cryptograptus tricornis, Hallograptus etheridgei (114859)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.4China (GanSu) Cryptograptus sp., Glossograptus sp., Paraglossograptus sp. (8563 8567)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.4China (Gansu) Cryptograptus sp., Glossograptus sp. (23594)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.4China (GuangDong) Glossograptus sp. (4673)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.4USA (New York) Cryptograptus sp., Glossograptus sp. (303)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.4China (Guizhou) Glossograptus sp. (7359)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.4China (Hunan) Glossograptus sp. (7699)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.4China (XinJiang) Cryptograptus sp., Glossograptus sp. (20805)
Llanvirn - Llandeilo468.0 - 458.4Canada (Northwest Territories) Glossograptus sp. (25644)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4Russian Federation (Gorny Altai) Glossograptus fimbriatus, Glossograptus acanthus (194973)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4Bolivia Cryptograptus schaeferi (145517)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4New Zealand Cryptograptus schaferi (63971) Cryptograptus schaferi, Glossograptus hincksii (63276 63957 63958 63963 63966) Glossograptus acanthus, Paraglossograptus tentaculatus (63278) Glossograptus hincksii (63964) Glossograptus modestus, Glossograptus hincksii (63962) Glossograptus sp. (63970)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4China (JiangXi) Glossograptus sp. (7753)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4Canada (Quebec) Cryptograptus antennarius (174725)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4Argentina Paraglossograptus tentaculatus (210668)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4China (Zhejiang) Pseudisograptus manubriatus (203703)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4Russian Federation (Siberia) Glossograptus acanthus (205568) Glossograptus fimbriatis, Glossograptus acanthus, Pseudisograptus manubriatus (206166) Glossograptus hincksi, Cryptograptus tricornis (206161) Paraglossograptus sp., Pseudisograptus manubriatus (206145) Pseudisograptus manubriatus, Cryptograptus tricornis (205561)
Early/Lower Llandeilo466.0 - 460.9China (Sichuan) Cryptograptus sp. (7678)
Early/Lower Llandeilo466.0 - 460.9Norway Glossograptus sp. (2950 2951)
Early/Lower Llandeilo466.0 - 460.9Sweden Glossograptus sp. (2939)
Early/Lower Llandeilo466.0 - 460.9China (XinJiang) Glossograptus sp. (20804)
Llandeilian466.0 - 460.9USA (Idaho) Cryptograptus tricornis, Glossograptus hincksii (145328 145329 145330)
Llandeilian - Caradoc466.0 - 449.5USA (Alaska) Glossograptus sp., Cryptograptus tricornis (114860)
Late/Upper Llanvirn463.5 - 460.9Norway Cryptograptus sp. (3179)
Late/Upper Llanvirn463.5 - 460.9Peru Glossograptus sp. (8800)
Late/Upper Llandeilo461.1 - 458.4China (Sichuan) Cryptograptus sp. (7677)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.4China (ZheJiang) Cryptograptus sp. (7796) Cryptograptus sp., Glossograptus sp. (7770 7782) Glossograptus sp. (7805)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.4China (Qinghai) Glossograptus sp. (8566)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.4Argentina Glossograptus sp. (9039)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.4China (Hunan) Glossograptus sp. (7710)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.4China (GanSu) Cryptograptus sp. (8572)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.4China (HaiNanDao) Cryptograptus sp., Glossograptus sp. (4682)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.4Sweden (Vastergotland) Glossograptus hincksi (77098)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.4China (QingHai) Glossograptus sp. (8679 8680)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.4China (GuangDong) Cryptograptus sp. (4676)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.4United Kingdom (Wales) Cryptograptus tricornis (216511)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.4China (Gansu) Glossograptus sp. (23587 23593)
Llandeilo - Caradoc461.1 - 449.5China (XinJiang) Cryptograptus sp. (20808)
Dobrotivian459.0 - 457.9Czech Republic Cryptograptus tricornis (3859)
Costonian - Harnagian458.4 - 457.2China (GanSu) Glossograptus sp. (8552)
Costonian - Longvillian458.4 - 455.0Venezuela (Merida Andes) Cryptograptus sp. (8858)
Harnagian - Marshbrookian458.4 - 454.0China (Shaanxi) Glossograptus sp. (8534)
Sandbian458.4 - 453.0China (Zhejiang) Glossograptus fimbriatus (203723 203724)
Sandbian458.4 - 453.0United Kingdom (Wales) Cryptograptus schaferi (206522)
Gisbornian458.4 - 452.7USA (Idaho) Cryptograptus sp. (145228) Cryptograptus tricornis (145233 145239 145240) Cryptograptus tricornis, Glossograptus hincksii (145236 145237 145238 145331)
Gisbornian458.4 - 452.7Argentina Glossograptus sp. (9035)
Gisbornian458.4 - 452.7New Zealand Cryptograptus schaferi (63961) Cryptograptus schaferi, Glossograptus hincksii (63965 63967) Glossograptus hincksi (63444) Glossograptus hincksii (63956 63960)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5Canada (Yukon) Cryptograptus sp., Glossograptus sp. (25171)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5Canada (New Brunswick) Cryptograptus tricornis (145615)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5Canada (Québec) Glossograptus sp., Cryptograptus tricornis (24537)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5Sweden Glossograptus sp. (380)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5Canada (British Columbia) Cryptograptus sp., Glossograptus hincksii (25170)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5USA (Alaska) Cryptograptus schaferi, Glossograptus hincksii (114852) Cryptograptus sp., Glossograptus horridus (114847) Glossograptus horridus (114846 114848 114849) Glossograptus hystrix, Cryptograptus tricornis (114850) Glossograptus sp., Cryptograptus tricornis (114851)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5Canada (Northwest Territories) Glossograptus sp. (25532)
Soudleyan - Onnian458.4 - 449.5China (GanSu) Cryptograptus sp. (8571)
Late/Upper Ordovician458.4 - 443.8USA (Alaska) Cryptograptus tricornis (111711 111713)
Blackriveran457.3 - 449.6USA (New York) Cryptograptus sp., Glossograptus sp. (328)
Actonian - Onnian454.0 - 449.5Argentina Cryptograptus sp., Glossograptus sp. (8887)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0USA (Oklahoma) Cryptograptus sp. (197140)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2Canada (Quebec) Glossograptus sp. (56002)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Michigan) Glossograptus sp. (353)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7Australia (Tasmania) Glossograptus sp. (26239)
Cautleyan - Rawtheyan449.2 - 445.2China (Hunan) Glossograptus sp. (7708)
Llandovery - Wenlock443.4 - 427.4USA (Alaska) Cryptograptus centrifugus (114965)