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Goniograptus macer

Pterobranchia - Graptoloidea - Sigmagraptidae

Taxonomy
Goniograptus macer was named by Hall (1899). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
G. geometricus, G. thureaui

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1899Goniograptus macer Hall pp. 449-450 figs. figs. 9, 10
1979Goniograptus macer Cooper p. 55

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumHemichordataBateson 1885
classPterobranchiaLankester 1877
RankNameAuthor
subclassGraptolithina(Bronn 1849)
orderGraptoloideaLapworth 1875
suborderSinograptina(Maletz 2009)
familySigmagraptidaeCooper and Fortey 1982
genusGoniograptusMcCoy 1876
speciesmacerHall 1899

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.

†Goniograptus macer Hall 1899
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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 12:45:56
Modified: 2009-04-11 14:45:56
Source: g = genus, c = class
References: Aberhan 1992, Hendy et al. 2009, Aberhan et al. 2004

Age range: base of the Castlemainian to the top of the Yapeenian or 471.30000 to 469.40000 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arenig477.1 - 468.0Canada (Yukon) Goniograptus macer (204017 204026 204028)
Castlemainian471.3 - 470.3New Zealand Goniograptus macer (63284)
Yapeenian470.3 - 469.4New Zealand Goniograptus macer (63326 63331 63334)