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Dicranograptus nicholsoni

Pterobranchia - Graptoloidea - Dicranograptidae

Taxonomy
Dicranograptus nicholsoni was named by Hopkinson (1870) [. Dicranograptus Nicholsoni].

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1870Dicranograptus nicholsoni Hopkinson p. 357 figs. pl. xvi, fig. 3

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumHemichordataBateson 1885
classPterobranchiaLankester 1877
RankNameAuthor
subclassGraptolithina(Bronn 1849)
orderGraptoloideaLapworth 1875
suborderAxonophoraFrech 1897
infraorderDiplograptina(Lapworth 1880)
familyDicranograptidaeLapworth 1873
genusDicranograptus()
speciesnicholsoniHopkinson 1870

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.

Dicranograptus nicholsoni Hopkinson 1870
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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 Shermanian to the top of the Gisbornian or 457.30000 to 452.70000 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Gisbornian458.4 - 452.7New Zealand Dicranograptus nicholsoni (63445 63956)
Gisbornian458.4 - 452.7USA (Idaho) Dicranograptus nicholsoni (145236 145237 145238 145239)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (New York) Dicranograptus nicholsoni (76748 76751)