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Metabolograptus extraordinarius

Pterobranchia - Graptoloidea - Neodiplograptidae

Taxonomy
Fenhsiangograptus extraordinarius was named by Sobolevskaya (1974). Its type specimen is 602x/1 and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Climacograptus extraordinarius by Williams (1983); it was recombined as Normalograptus extraordinarius by Chen et al. (2005); it was recombined as Metabolograptus extraordinarius by Saparin and Ismail (2023).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. moyeroensis, M. wangjiawanensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1974Fenhsiangograptus extraordinarius Sobolevskaya p. 69 figs. pl. 3, figs 6–7
1983Climacograptus extraordinarius Williams pp. 619 figs. text-figs 5j, 6a–b, c, d–e?, f, g–i, 7a–b, c
2005Normalograptus extraordinarius Chen et al. pp. 256 - 259 figs. Plate 1, figures 1–2; Plate 2, figure 12; Text-figures 6C, 7H–I, 8W
2023Metabolograptus extraordinarius Saparin and Ismail figs. 4.10–4.20, 10.3, 10.4, 10.7, 10.9, 10.12, 10.13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumHemichordataBateson 1885
classPterobranchiaLankester 1877
subclassGraptolithina(Bronn 1849)
RankNameAuthor
orderGraptoloideaLapworth 1875
suborderAxonophoraFrech 1897
infraorderNeograptinaStorch et al. 2011
superfamilyRetiolitoideaLapworth 1873
familyNeodiplograptidae
genusMetabolograptusObut and Sennikov 1985
speciesextraordinarius(Sobolevskaya 1974)

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.

†Metabolograptus extraordinarius Sobolevskaya 1974
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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: Hirnantian or 445.20000 to 443.10000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1USA (Nevada) Normalograptus extraordinarius (145746)
Bolindian449.0 - 443.1Australia (Victoria) Climacograptus extraordinarius (64543)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.1Malaysia Metabolograptus extraordinarius (228929)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.1China (Guizhou) Normalograptus extraordinarius (153005)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.1USA (Nevada) Normalograptus extraordinarius (145747 145748 145750 145751 145752 145753 145755 145756)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.1Russian Federation Normalograptus extraordinarius (142466 152986 152987)