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Stomatograptus

Classification

    Phylum:  
Hemichordata
    Class:  
Pterobranchia
    Order:  
Graptoloidea
    Superfamily:  
Neograptina
    Family:  
Retiolitidae
    Formal Genus Name and Reference:  
Stomatograptus TULLBERG, 1883, p. 42
    Type Species:  
*S. toernquisti, M, =Retiolites grandis Suess, 1851, p. 99, see TÖRNQUIST, 1890, p. 8


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Fossil Image
Fig. 281,1a-b. S. grandis (Suess), 1a, neotype, NM L31630 (selected by Štorch, Serpagli, \& Barca, 2002, p. 102), Llandovery, upper Telychian, Cyrtograptus lapworthi Biozone, Prague region, Czech Republic (new), 1b, GSC 78432, thecal fusellar floors partially preserved, Llandovery, Cyrtograptus centrifugus or Cyrtograptus murchisoni Biozone, Arctic Canada (new). Scale bars, 1 mm, ——Fig. 281, Ic. S. canadensis Lenz, 1988c, GSC, Llandovery, Cyrtograptus sakmaricus Biozone, Arctic Canada, scale bar, 1 mm (new), ——Fig. 281,1 d-e.* S. toernquisti, 1 d, holotype, LO 481T, Röstånga, Scania, Sweden, 1e, LO 482t, Motala, Östergötland, Sweden (specimen missing), scale bars, 1 mm (Tullberg, 1883, pl. 1)


Synonyms

Retiolites


Geographic Distribution

worldwide


Age Range

    Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:  
Silurian, Llandovery (Telychian, Spirograptus turriculatus Biozone)
    Beginning International Stage:  
Telychian
    Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:  
0
    Beginning Date:  
438.59
    Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:  
Wenlock (lower Homerian, Cyrtograptus lundgreni Biozone)
    Ending International Stage:  
Homerian
    Fraction Up In Ending Stage:  
0
    Ending Date:  
428.68


Description

Tubarium gradually widening initially, ancora umbrella bowl-shaped with hexagonal meshwork, prosicula present, nema with connecting lists, transverse lists present, ventral walls defined by thecal lips, strongly inclined lateral apertural lists and pleural lists, pleural lists attached to middle part of outwardinclined lateral apertural lists, ancora sleeve well developed with polygonal meshes, narrow external common canal with stomata, ancora sleeve lists with seams facing outward, bandages finely striated




References

Tullberg, S. A. 1883. Skånes Graptoliter II. Graptolitfaunorna i Cardiolaskiffern och Cyrtograptusskiffern. Sveriges Geologiska Undersökning. Afhandlingar och uppsatser (serie C) 55:1-43, 4 pl .


Museum or Author Information

LO, GSC, NM, selected by Štorch, Serpagli, \& Barca, 2002, Tullberg, 1883