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Pleurograptus linearis

Pterobranchia - Graptoloidea - Dicranograptidae

Taxonomy
Cladograpsus linearis was named by Carruthers (1858). It is the type species of Pleurograptus, Cladograpsus.

It was recombined as Pleurograptus linearis by Nicholson (1867) and Ruedemann (1908).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1858Cladograpsus linearis Carruthers p. 467 fig. 1
1867Pleurograptus linearis Nicholson p. 257 figs. pl. 15 f. 1-5
1908Pleurograptus linearis Ruedemann p. 269 figs. pl. 15 f. 1

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumHemichordataBateson 1885
classPterobranchiaLankester 1877
subclassGraptolithina(Bronn 1849)
RankNameAuthor
orderGraptoloideaLapworth 1875
suborderAxonophoraFrech 1897
infraorderDiplograptina(Lapworth 1880)
familyDicranograptidaeLapworth 1873
subfamilyNemagraptinae
genusPleurograptus
specieslinearis(Carruthers 1858)

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.

Pleurograptus linearis Carruthers 1858
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Diagnosis
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