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Goniograptus speciosus

Pterobranchia - Graptoloidea - Sigmagraptidae

Taxonomy
Goniograptus speciosus was named by Hall (1914). It is not extant.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1914Goniograptus speciosus Hall pp. 110-11 figs. pl. 18, fig. 1

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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
speciesspeciosusHall 1914

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: 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 et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: Yapeenian or 470.30000 to 469.40000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Yapeenian470.3 - 469.4New Zealand Goniograptus speciosus (63326)