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Cryptograptus schaeferi

Pterobranchia - Graptoloidea - Glossograptidae

Taxonomy
Cryptograptus tricornis schaferi was named by Lapworth (1880).

It was recombined as Cryptograptus schaeferi by Bulman (1933), Skwarko (1962) and Toro et al. (2024).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
C. centrifugus, C. inutilus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1880Cryptograptus tricornis schaferi Lapworth
1933Cryptograptus schaeferi Bulman p. 452
1962Cryptograptus schaeferi Skwarko p. 225
2024Cryptograptus schaeferi Toro et al. p. 13 fig. 5.8–9

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumHemichordataBateson 1885
classPterobranchiaLankester 1877
RankNameAuthor
subclassGraptolithina(Bronn 1849)
orderGraptoloideaLapworth 1875
suborderGlossograptinaJaanuson 1960
familyGlossograptidaeLapworth 1873
subfamilyCryptograptinaeHadding 1915
genusCryptograptus
speciesschaeferi()

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.

†Cryptograptus schaeferi Lapworth 1880
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: "sclero-protein"c
Locomotion: facultatively mobileg
Life habit: planktonicg
Diet: suspension feederg
Vision: blindc
Created: 2009-04-11 12:46:30
Modified: 2009-04-11 14:46:30
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan 1992, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Darriwilian to the top of the Whiterockian or 467.30000 to 457.30000 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Cryptograptus schaferi (104858 104860)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4Bolivia Cryptograptus schaeferi (145517)
Darriwilian467.3 - 458.4New Zealand Cryptograptus schaferi (63276 63957 63958 63963 63966 63971)
Sandbian458.4 - 453.0United Kingdom (Wales) Cryptograptus schaferi (206522)
Gisbornian458.4 - 452.7New Zealand Cryptograptus schaferi (63961 63965 63967)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5USA (Alaska) Cryptograptus schaferi (114852)