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Metabolograptus parvulus

Pterobranchia - Graptoloidea - Neodiplograptidae

Taxonomy
Climacograptus parvulus was named by Lapworth (1900).

It was recombined as Normalograptus parvulus by Melchin et al. (2011); it was recombined as Metabolograptus parvulus by Maletz et al. (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1900Climacograptus parvulus Lapworth p. 132, figs. 20a-c
2011Normalograptus parvulus Melchin et al. p. 301
2014Metabolograptus parvulus Maletz et al. fig. 1a

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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
speciesparvulus(Lapworth 1900)

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 parvulus Lapworth 1900
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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: base of the Hirnantian to the top of the Rhuddanian or 445.20000 to 440.50000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.1United Kingdom Normalograptus parvulus (145216)
Rhuddanian443.1 - 440.5China (Xinjiang) Metabolograptus parvulus (235733)
Rhuddanian443.1 - 440.5United Kingdom Normalograptus parvulus (145217)