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Adelograptus ✝

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Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)Not linked to a GBIF record.
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)33537https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=33537
Rankgenus (PBDB)
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Hemichordata : Graptolithina : Anisograptidae : Adelograptus
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-TriploblasticaLankester 1877
-NephrozoaJondelius et al. 2002
-DeuterostomiaGrobben 1908
-Ambulacraria
phylumHemichordataBateson 1885
classPterobranchiaLankester 1877
classGraptolithina
-Graptoloida
familyAnisograptidaeBullman 1950
genusAdelograptusBulman 1941
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Adelograptusgenusbelongs to Dendroideasecond handSepkoski, 2002
Adelograptusgenusbelongs to Anisograptidaestated with evidenceCho et al., 2009
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)5
First Recorded Appearance488 - 485 Ma
Paleozoic
Last Recorded Appearance479 - 466 Ma
Ordovician
Motilitypassively mobile (based on Graptoloida)
Visionblind (based on Graptolithina)
Dietsuspension feeder (based on Graptoloida)
Taphonomysclero-protein (based on Graptolithina)
Primary Reference (PBDB)J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
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Adelograptus antiquus ✝
species		listed (PBDB)17488 Ma
Cambrian		485 Ma
Cambrian
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Adelograptus brevibrachiatus ✝
species		listed (PBDB)9485 Ma
Cambrian		485 Ma
Cambrian
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Adelograptus clarki ✝
species		listed (PBDB)2485 Ma
Cambrian		485 Ma
Cambrian
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Adelograptus tenellus ✝
species		listed (PBDB)12485 Ma
Cambrian		485 Ma
Cambrian

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1941Adelograptus Bulman
2002Adelograptus Sepkoski, Jr.
2009Adelograptus Cho et al. p. 136

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560
Cho H. S., Kim J. Y., et al (2009) Phylogenetic relationships among Adelograptus, Ancoragraptus and Psigraptus, Geosciences Journal 13 2, 133-139 doi:10.1007/s12303-009-0012-6
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
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