Spirograptus turriculatus (Barrande, 1850)

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Hemichordata Bateson, 1885
Class: Pterobranchia Lankester, 1877
Order: Graptoloidea Lapworth, 1875
Family: Monograptidae Lapworth, 1873
Genus: Spirograptus
Species: Spirograptus turriculatus
Author Citation (Barrande, 1850)

Geological Time Scale

Eon: Phanerozoic
Era: Paleozoic
Period: Silurian
Sub Period: None
Epoch: Early
International Age: Llandovery

Stratigraphy

Zelkovice Fm.

Biostratigraphy

Spirograptus turriculatus Zone

Provenance

Acquired by: Purchase/Trade

Location

Želkovice
Ústecký kraj
Czech Republic

• czech republic
• llandovery
• Silurian
• Spirograptus
• TFF-oilshale-He2930
• Zelkovice

Comments

Taxonomy from Fossilid.info.
This species was originally described by Barrande under the name Graptolithus turriculatus.

References:
Barrande, J. (1850). Graptolites de Bohême. Extrait du Systême Silurien de la Bohême. 74 pp. Published by the author, Prague.
Loydell, D.K., Štorch, P. and Melchin, M.J. (1993). Taxonomy, evolution and biostratigraphic importance of the Llandovery graptolite Spirograptus. Palaeontology 36, 909-926.
Persson, Ch. (1999). Silurian graptolites from Bohemia, Czech Republic. Examensarbete i geologi vid Lunds Universitet. 20 poäng. Nr. 107, pp. 1-23.