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Glyptograptus tamariscus

Pterobranchia - Graptoloidea - Retiolitidae

Taxonomy
Diplograptus tamariscus was named by Nicholson (1868). It is the type species of Glyptograptus.

It was recombined as Glyptograptus tamariscus by Melchin et al. (2011).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1868Diplograptus tamariscus Nicholson
2011Glyptograptus tamariscus Melchin et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumHemichordataBateson 1885
classPterobranchiaLankester 1877
subclassGraptolithina(Bronn 1849)
RankNameAuthor
orderGraptoloideaLapworth 1875
suborderAxonophoraFrech 1897
infraorderNeograptinaStorch et al. 2011
superfamilyRetiolitoideaLapworth 1873
familyRetiolitidaeLapworth 1873
subfamilyPetalolithinaeBulman 1955
genusGlyptograptus
speciestamariscus(Nicholson 1868)

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.

Glyptograptus tamariscus Nicholson 1868
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available