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Graptolithina
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| Rank | class (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Hemichordata : Graptolithina | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Common Name | graptolite | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 604 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 3 (0.50%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 520 - 516 Ma Cambrian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | passively mobile (based on Graptolithina) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Graptolithina) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Graptolithina) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ecospace Comments | LIFE HISTORY: Pelagic/surficial, non-motile attached/unattached, suspension feeder according to Bambach et al (2007); planktonic (McKerrow, 1979). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | sclero-protein (based on Graptolithina) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | C. E. Mitchell, M. J. Melchin, and C. B. Cameron, J. Maletz. 2013. Phylogenetic analysis reveals that Rhabdopleura is an extant graptolite. Lethaia 46:34-56 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Camaroidea ✝ order | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 485 Ma Cambrian | |
| Crustoidea ✝ order | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Dendroidea ✝ order | listed (PBDB) | 474 | 505 Ma Cambrian | 345 Ma Carboniferous | |
 Diplograptoidea ✝order | listed (PBDB) | Diplograptoid | 912 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 423 Ma Silurian |
| Dithecoidea ✝ order | listed (PBDB) | 22 | 513 Ma Cambrian | 443 Ma Silurian | |
| Rhabdopleurida order | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 520 Ma Cambrian | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Stolonoidea ✝ order | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Tuboidea ✝ order | listed (PBDB) | 17 | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Acanthastus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Archaeodictyota ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Ascograptus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 443 Ma Silurian | 423 Ma Silurian | |
| Cactograptus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Ceramograptus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Chaunograptus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 6 | 513 Ma Cambrian | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Coelograptus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Crinocaulis ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Dithecodendrum ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Graptoblastoides ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Graptoblastus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Haplograptus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Leveillites ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Palmatophycus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Pilograptus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Pseudophyllograptus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 30 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 469 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Rhapdopleura genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
| Siberiodendrum ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Siberiograptus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Siryngotaenia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Trigonograptus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 22 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Graptolithus murchisoni ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Graptoloida ✝ unranked clade | listed (PBDB) | Graptoloid | 5,632 | 488 Ma Cambrian | 409 Ma Early/Lower Devonian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1768 | Graptolithus Linnaeus |
| 1849 | Graptolithina Bronn |
| 2002 | Graptolithina Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2013 | Graptolithina Mitchell 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!
