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Diplograptidae ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Hemichordata : Pterobranchia : Diplograptidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Hemichordata : Graptolithina : Diplograptoidea : Diplograptidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Diplograptidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Geol. Mag., 10: table i | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 50 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 485 - 478 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 423 - 419 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | passively mobile (based on Graptolithina) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Graptolithina) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Graptolithina) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | sclero-protein (based on Graptolithina) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | W. Kiessling. 2008. New opinions on coral taxonomy. |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Climacograptinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 11 | 464 Ma Middle Ordovician | 445 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Diplograptinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 464 Ma Middle Ordovician | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Orthograptinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 282 | 479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | 423 Ma Silurian | |
| Peiragraptinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 8 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 452 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Amplexograptus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 153 | 479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | 445 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Anticostia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 51 | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | 445 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Appendispinograptus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Corynoides ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 20 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 458 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Diplacanthograptus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Diplograptus ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 182 | 479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | 433 Ma Silurian | |
| Expansograptus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 71 | 479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Geniculograptus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Orthograptus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Parareteograptus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 25 | 456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Proclimacograptus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Rectograptus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 85 | 470 Ma Middle Ordovician | 445 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Petalograptus hispanicus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1970 | Diplograptidae Bulman |
| 1987 | Orthograptidae Mitchell p. 377 |
| 2007 | Diplograptidae Mitchell et al. |
| 2008 | Diplograptidae Kiessling |
| 2011 | Diplograptidae Storch 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!
