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Tetragraptus insuetus

Pterobranchia - Graptoloidea - Phyllograptidae

Taxonomy
Tetragraptus insuetus was named by Keble and Benson (1929).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
T. chapmani, T. headi, T. quadribachiatus, T. taraxacum

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1929Tetragraptus insuetus Keble and Benson pp. 854-855 figs. figs. 11 a-c
1962Tetragraptus insuetus Skwarko p. 220

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumHemichordataBateson 1885
classPterobranchiaLankester 1877
RankNameAuthor
subclassGraptolithina(Bronn 1849)
orderGraptoloideaLapworth 1875
suborderDichograptinaLapworth 1873
familyPhyllograptidae
genusTetragraptusSalter 1863
speciesinsuetusKeble and Benson 1929

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.

†Tetragraptus insuetus Keble and Benson 1929
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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: Darriwilian or 469.40000 to 458.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2New Zealand Tetragraptus insuetus (63962)