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Parakidograptus ✝
Source Data |
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Rank | genus (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Hemichordata : Graptolithina : Parakidograptus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 445 - 441 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 443 - 433 Ma Silurian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Parakidograptus acuminatus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 13 | 445 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 443 Ma Silurian |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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2002 | Parakidograptus Sepkoski, Jr. |
References
Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560 |
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!