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Normalograptus medius

Pterobranchia - Graptoloidea - Normalograptidae

Taxonomy
Climacograptus medius was named by Tornquist (1897).

It was recombined as Normalograptus medius by Melchin (1998).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Climacograptus medius Tornquist p. 7 figs. pl. 1 figs 9-15
1997Climacograptus medius Strachan p. 54
1998Normalograptus medius Melchin p. 289

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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
genusNormalograptus
speciesmedius(Tornquist 1897)

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.

†Normalograptus medius Tornquist 1897
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†Normalograptus medius brevicaudatus Churkin and Carter 1970
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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 Katian to the top of the Aeronian or 452.80000 to 438.60000 Ma

Collections (48 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Katian452.8 - 445.2Canada (Nunavut) Normalograptus brevicaudatus (235800 235801)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.1United Kingdom Normalograptus medius (145216)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.1United Kingdom (Scotland) Climacograptus medius (235552 235553)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.1Russian Federation Normalograptus medius (142466 152986 152987)
Rhuddanian443.1 - 440.5Morocco Climacograptus medius (27362)
Rhuddanian443.1 - 440.5United Kingdom (England) Normalograptus medius (13803 13804 13805)
Rhuddanian443.1 - 440.5Serbia Climacograptus medius (145653 145654)
Rhuddanian443.1 - 440.5United Kingdom Normalograptus medius (145217 145218 145219)
Rhuddanian443.1 - 440.5Denmark (Bornholm) Climacograptus medius (13705 13706)
Rhuddanian443.1 - 440.5United Kingdom (Wales) Normalograptus medius (145220)
Rhuddanian443.1 - 440.5France Normalograptus medius (145533 145534 145535 145536 145537 145539 145541 145543 145544 145545 145547 145548 145550 145551 145552)
Alexandrian443.1 - 438.1Canada (Québec) Climacograptus medius (24769 24770)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9USA (Alaska) Climacograptus medius (145584 145585 145586 145590 145591 145595 145596)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9China (Jiangxi) Climacograptus medius (27776)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9Thailand Climacograptus medius (13988)
Rhuddanian - Telychian443.1 - 432.9China (Yunnan) Climacograptus medius (27782)
Aeronian440.5 - 438.6Serbia Climacograptus medius (145655)