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Pterograptus elegans

Pterobranchia - Graptoloidea - Pterograptidae

Taxonomy
Pterograptus elegans was named by Holm (1881).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1881Pterograptus elegans Holm pp. 71-84 figs. figs. 1-4
1936Pterograptus elegans Benson and Keble p. 373
1962Pterograptus elegans Skwarko p. 221
2016Pterograptus elegans Chen et al. pp. 125 - 128 figs. 6-11A, E; 6-13A–F)

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumHemichordataBateson 1885
classPterobranchiaLankester 1877
RankNameAuthor
subclassGraptolithina(Bronn 1849)
orderGraptoloideaLapworth 1875
suborderDichograptinaLapworth 1873
familyPterograptidaeMu 1950
genusPterograptusHolm 1881
specieselegansHolm 1881

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.

†Pterograptus elegans Holm 1881
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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 Darriwilian to the top of the Gisbornian or 469.40000 to 452.30000 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2New Zealand Pterograptus elegans (63957 63962)
Gisbornian458.2 - 452.3New Zealand Pterograptus elegans (63965)