Dichograptidae

Extinct family of graptolites

Dichograptidae
Didymograptus murchisoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Hemichordata
Class:
Graptolithina
Order:
Graptoloidea
Family:
Dichograptidae

Lapworth, 1873

Dichograptidae is an extinct family of graptolites. Fossils are found mostly from the Late Ordovician to the Early Devonian.[1]

Genera

List of genera from Maletz (2014):[2]

  • Anthograptus Törnquist, 1904
  • Calamograptus Clark, 1924
  • Clonograpsus Nicholson, 1873
  • Ctenograptus Nicholson, 1876
  • Dichograpsus Salter, 1863
  • Hermannograptus Monsen, 1937
  • Holograptus Holm, 1881a
  • Kellamograptus Rickards & Chapman, 1991
  • Kstaugraptus Tzaj, 1973
  • Loganograptus Hall, 1868
  • Mimograptus Harris & Thomas, 1940
  • Orthodichograptus Thomas, 1972
  • Rouvilligraptus Barrois, 1893
  • Schizograptus Nicholson, 1876
  • Temnograptus Nicholson, 1876
  • Triaenograptus Hall, 1914
  • Tridensigraptus Zhao, 1964
  • Trochograptus Holm, 1881a

References

  1. ^ Maletz, Jörg (2017). Graptolite Paleobiology. Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN 9781118515617.
  2. ^ Maletz, Jörg (2014). "The classification of the Pterobranchia (Cephalodiscida and Graptolithina)". Bulletin of Geosciences. 89 (3): 477–540. doi:10.3140/bull.geosci.1465. ISSN 1214-1119.
Taxon identifiers
Dichograptidae
  • Wikidata: Q18575160
  • Wikispecies: Dichograptidae
  • GBIF: 3243124
  • IRMNG: 116084
  • NZOR: af1fcf6a-9b77-4229-aeb9-738884f06198
  • Open Tree of Life: 4940292
  • Paleobiology Database: 317969
  • WoRMS: 380356


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