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Monograptidae ✝
Description | Monograptidae is a family of graptolites of the Order Graptoloidea. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monograptidae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source Data |
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Hemichordata : Pterobranchia : Monograptidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Hemichordata : Graptolithina : Bireclinata : Monograptidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Monograptidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 461 - 458 Ma Ordovician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 409 - 383 Ma Devonian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | passively mobile (based on Graptoloida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Graptolithina) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder (based on Graptoloida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | sclero-protein (based on Graptolithina) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | C. E. Mitchell. 1987. Evolution and phylogenetic classification of the Diplograptacea. Palaeontology 30(2):353-405 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monograptidae |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Glyptograptinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Campograptus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 9 | 443 Ma Silurian | 441 Ma Silurian | |
Glyptograptus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Huttagraptus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 16 | 443 Ma Silurian | 443 Ma Silurian | |
Lituigraptus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 7 | 443 Ma Silurian | 427 Ma Silurian | |
Monograptus ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 868 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 409 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
Neomonograptus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
Normalograptus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Oktavites ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 43 | 443 Ma Silurian | 433 Ma Silurian | |
Spirograptus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 21 | 443 Ma Silurian | 439 Ma Silurian | |
Stimulograptus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 439 Ma Silurian | 439 Ma Silurian | |
Undulograptus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Cyrtograptus bassetti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Cyrtograptus sparsus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1873 | Monograptidae Lapworth |
1987 | Monograptidae Mitchell p. 390 |
2011 | Monograptidae Melchin et al. |
References
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!