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Linograptus

Pterobranchia - Graptoloidea - Cryptograptidae

Taxonomy
Linograptus is a genus. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Linograptinae.

It was assigned to Linograptinae by Bulman (1970); and to Graptoloidea by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data
L. posthumus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Linograptus Bulman p. V135
2002Linograptus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumHemichordataBateson 1885
classPterobranchiaLankester 1877
RankNameAuthor
subclassGraptolithina(Bronn 1849)
orderGraptoloideaLapworth 1875
suborderMonograptinaLapworth 1880
familyCryptograptidaeBoucek 1933
subfamilyLinograptinaeObut 1957
genusLinograptus

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: 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 Ludlow to the top of the Lochkovian or 427.40000 to 410.80000 Ma

Collections (52 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0Canada (Northwest Territories) L. phillipsi (25531 25636)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0USA (Alaska) L. posthumus (114948) L. sp. (516 114942 114945 114952)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0Canada (Yukon) L. sp. (540)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0Algeria L. posthumus (56791 56796)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2Canada (Yukon) L. sp. (14002 14005)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2Morocco L. posthumus (13934)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2Czech Republic L. posthumus (13894 14043 14045)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2Poland L. posthumus (23029 145672 145674 145675 145996 146004 146005) L. posthumus, L. sp. (146006) L. sp. (13888) L. sp., L. posthumus (146000)
Pridoli - Lochkovian423.0 - 410.8Poland L. sp. (13877)
Helderbergian - Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Ukraine L. sp. (13875)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Ukraine L. sp. (46577)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Poland L. posthumus (23019) L. sp. (13880 13881 13890 145997 146007)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Czech Republic (Prague) L. remesi, L. posthumus, L. sp. (12068) L. sp. (12072)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8USA (Nevada) L. posthumus (179422 179432 179437 179440 179446 179455 179472)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Algeria L. posthumus (27474)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8China (Yunnan) L. sp. (145553 145555)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Czech Republic L. posthumus (13895 14081 14118)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Morocco L. posthumus (27452)
Lochkovian - Pragian419.2 - 407.6Canada (Northwest Territories and Yukon) L. sp. (592)