Callograptidae

Callograptidae; Temporal range: Cambrian (Miaolingian)–Carboniferous, Mississippian (Arnsbergian) PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Various members of Callograptidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Hemichordata
Class:	Pterobranchia
Subclass:	Graptolithina
Order:	† Dendroidea
Family:	† Callograptidae ; Hopkinson in Hopkinson & Lapworth, 1875
Genera
	See Genera
Synonyms
	Acanthograptidae Bulman, 1938; Pseudodictyonemidae Chapman, Rickards, & Grayson, 1993 ; Stelechocladiidae Chapman, Rickards, & Grayson, 1993 ; ?Ptilograptidae Hopkinson in Hopkinson & Lapworth, 1875 ; ?Nephelograptidae Bouček, 1957 ;

Last updated January 19, 2026

Callograptidae is an extinct family of graptolites.^[1]

Genera

Based on Maletz (2020), the following genera are recognised in the family Callograptidae.^[1]

† Acanthograptus Spencer, 1878
† Alternograptus Bouček, 1956
† Callograptus Hall, 1865
† Callodendrograptus Decker, 1945
† Desmograptus Hopkinson in Hopkinson & LapwortH, 1875
† Dictyonema Hall, 1851
† Koremagraptus Bulman, 1927b
† Palaeodictyota Whitfield, 1902
† Ptilograptus Hall, 1865
† Ptiograptus Ruedemann, 1908
† Reticulograptus Wiman, 1901
† Ruedemannograptus Termier & Termier, 1948

Possible callogratpids, previously identified as plants:^[1]

† Boiophyton Obrhel, 1959
† Bowerophylloides Edwards, Morel, Poiré, & Cingolani, 2001
† Saxonia Roselt, 1962

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 Maletz, Jörg (2020-10-01). "Treatise Online no. 139: Part V, Second Revision, Chapter 17: Order Dendroidea: Introduction, morphology, and systematic descriptions". Treatise Online. doi:10.17161/to.vi.14679. ISSN 2153-4012.
↑ Maletz, Jörg (2017). Graptolite Paleobiology. Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN 9781118515617.
↑ 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.

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[Treatise-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 Maletz, Jörg (2020-10-01). "Treatise Online no. 139: Part V, Second Revision, Chapter 17: Order Dendroidea: Introduction, morphology, and systematic descriptions". Treatise Online. doi:10.17161/to.vi.14679. ISSN 2153-4012.

[Maletzgp-2] Maletz, Jörg (2017). Graptolite Paleobiology. Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN 9781118515617.

[Maletzclass-3] 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.

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