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Metaclimacograptus undulatus

Pterobranchia - Graptoloidea - Normalograptidae

Taxonomy
Climacograptus undulatus was named by Kurek (1882). Its type specimen is LO 479T and is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Pseudoclimacograptus (Metaclimacograptus) undulatus by Bulman and Rickards (1968); it was recombined as Metaclimacograptus undulatus by Strachan (1997) and Melchin et al. (2011).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. bjerreskovae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1882Climacograptus undulatus Kurek p. 303 figs. pl. 14, fig. 11
1968Pseudoclimacograptus (Metaclimacograptus) undulatus Bulman and Rickards p. 6 figs. 1d-j, 3e
1997Metaclimacograptus undulatus Strachan p. 67
2011Metaclimacograptus undulatus Melchin et al. p. 286

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumHemichordataBateson 1885
classPterobranchiaLankester 1877
RankNameAuthor
subclassGraptolithina(Bronn 1849)
orderGraptoloideaLapworth 1875
suborderAxonophoraFrech 1897
infraorderNeograptinaStorch et al. 2011
familyNormalograptidaeStorch and Serpagli 1993
genusMetaclimacograptus()
speciesundulatus(Kurek 1882)

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.

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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 Rhuddanian to the top of the Aeronian or 443.40000 to 438.50000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Rhuddanian443.4 - 440.8United Kingdom (Wales) Metaclimacograptus undulatus (145220 235695)
Rhuddanian443.4 - 440.8Russian Federation Metaclimacograptus undulatus (235522)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4United Kingdom (England) Pseudoclimacograptus undulatus (42505 42506 42507)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4Sweden Pseudoclimacograptus undulatus (42509 42510)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4United Kingdom (Wales) Pseudoclimacograptus undulatus (42508)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4USA (Alaska) Pseudoclimacograptus undulatus (145592)
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5United Kingdom (Wales) Metaclimacograptus undulatus (235714)
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5Denmark (Bornholm) Pseudoclimacograptus undulatus (13709 13710)
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5United Kingdom Metaclimacograptus undulatus (145221 145222)