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Neocolonograptus parultimus

Pterobranchia - Graptoloidea

Taxonomy
Monograptus parultimus was named by Jaeger (1975) [= 1899 Monograptus ultimus n. sp.; Perner, p. 13, pl. 10, figs 4, 5 (non fig. 14 a, b =Neocolonograptus ultimus).].

It was recombined as Neolobograptus parultimus by Musteikis and Cocks (2004); it was recombined as Neocolonograptus parultimus by Urbanek (1997) and Rickards et al. (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1975Monograptus parultimus Jaeger p. 119 figs. pl. 2, figs 4, 8; text-fig. 4
1997Neocolonograptus parultimus Urbanek pp. 166-167 figs. pl. 21, figs 1-7; fig. 48
2004Neolobograptus parultimus Musteikis and Cocks
2005Neocolonograptus parultimus Rickards et al. p. 164 figs. 4F-J

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumHemichordataBateson 1885
RankNameAuthor
classPterobranchiaLankester 1877
subclassGraptolithina(Bronn 1849)
orderGraptoloideaLapworth 1875
genusNeocolonograptus
speciesparultimus(Jaeger 1975)

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
ReferenceDiagnosis
R. B. Rickards et al. 2005Neocolonograptus with rhabdosomes up to 12 mm long with distal dorsoventral width up to 1.6 mm, proximally 0.6-0.8 mm and proximal end often with slight ventral curvature; sicula 1.6-2.0 mm long, with occasionally-preserved thickening bands, apex below level of aperture of th2; dorsal tongue conspicuous; virgella short; slight rounding on first theca or some higher thecae; thecal overlap ca ½; thecal spacing 10.5-13 in 10 mm; Σ = 1.3-1.4, 1.6 in one specimen.