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Nemagraptus

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)8251849https://www.gbif.org/species/8251849
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)33700https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=33700
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Hemichordata : Dicranograptidae : Nemagraptus
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Hemichordata : Graptolithina : Nemagraptus
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)doubtful
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-TriploblasticaLankester 1877
-NephrozoaJondelius et al. 2002
-DeuterostomiaGrobben 1908
-Ambulacraria
phylumHemichordataBateson 1885
classPterobranchiaLankester 1877
classGraptolithina
-Graptoloida
genusNemagraptusEmmons 1855
Scientific NameNemagraptus Emmons, 1855
Name Published InAmer. Geol., 1: 109 (conserved under the plenary power)
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Nemagraptusgenusbelongs to Graptoloideasecond handSepkoski, 2002
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)2
First Recorded Appearance470 - 461 Ma
Middle Ordovician
Last Recorded Appearance456 - 450 Ma
Late/Upper 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
Nemagraptus gracilis
species
listed (PBDB)14470 Ma
Middle Ordovician
456 Ma
Late/Upper Ordovician

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
2002Nemagraptus Sepkoski, Jr.

References

Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560
International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. Opinion 650 Graptolite generic names: validation of certain emendations under the Plenary Powers.Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 20(2), 105-110 (1963) - via Official Lists and Indexes of Names in Zoology
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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