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Baltograptus minutus

Pterobranchia - Graptoloidea - Didymograptidae

Taxonomy
Didymograptus minutus was named by Törnquist (1879).

It was recombined as Baltograptus minutus by Toro et al. (2024).

Entered
by N. Herrera Sánchez (authorized by E. Vlachos) on 2024-07-19

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1879Didymograptus minutus Törnquist p. 447
2024Baltograptus minutus Toro et al. p. 11 fig. 5.4

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumHemichordataBateson 1885
RankNameAuthor
classPterobranchiaLankester 1877
subclassGraptolithina(Bronn 1849)
orderGraptoloideaLapworth 1875
familyDidymograptidaeMu 1950
genusBaltograptusMaletz 1994
speciesminutus(Törnquist 1879)

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.

†Baltograptus minutus Törnquist 1879
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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: Moridunian or 477.10000 to 473.80000 Ma

Collections (4 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Ordovician486.85 - 471.3Argentina (Jujuy) Baltograptus minutus (238721)
Moridunian477.1 - 473.8Bolivia Baltograptus minutus (90413)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0Bolivia (Tarija) Baltograptus minutus (57172)
Arenigian477.1 - 468.0Argentina (Jujuy) Baltograptus minutus (220308)