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Dictyonema splendens

Pterobranchia - Dendroidea - Acanthograptidae

Taxonomy
Dictyonema splendens was named by Billings (1874).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1874Dictyonema splendens Billings pp. 12 - 13 figs. txt. f. 2
1947Dictyonema splendens Ruedemann p. 193 figs. pl. 13 f. 4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumHemichordataBateson 1885
RankNameAuthor
classPterobranchiaLankester 1877
subclassGraptolithina(Bronn 1849)
orderDendroideaNicholson 1872
familyAcanthograptidaeBulman 1938
genusDictyonemaHall 1851
speciessplendensBillings 1874

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.

Dictyonema splendens Billings 1874
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: "sclero-protein"c
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: planktonicg
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-04-11 12:28:09
Modified: 2009-04-11 14:31:02
Source: g = genus, o = order, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: Emsian or 407.60000 to 393.30000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Canada (Quebec) Dictyonema splendens (233202)