Dicranograptidae

Dicranograptidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Hemichordata
Class:	Graptolithina
Order:	Graptoloidea
Family:	Dicranograptidae; Lapworth, 1873

Last updated February 08, 2021

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

Genera

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

Subfamily Dicranograptinae

† Aclistograptus Ge, 2002 in Mu et al. (2002)
† Amphigraptus Lapworth, 1873
† Cladograpsus Emmons, 1855
† Cladograpsus Carruthers, 1858
† Clematograptus Hopkinson, 1875 in Hopkinson & Lapworth (1875)
† Deflexigraptus Mu, 2002 in Mu et al. (2002)
† Dicaulograptus Rickards & Bulman, 1965
† Dicellograpsus Hopkinson, 1871
† Diceratograptus Mu, 1963
† Dicranograptus Hall, 1865
† Incumbograptus Ge, 2002 in Mu et al. (2002)
† Jiangxigraptus Yu & Fang, 1966
† Leptograptus Lapworth, 1873
† Ningxiagraptus Ge, 2002 in Mu et al. (2002)
† Pseudazygograptus Mu, Lee & Geh, 1960
† Syndyograptus Ruedemann, 1908
† Tangyagraptus Mu, 1963

Subfamily Nemagraptinae

† Coenograptus Hall, 1868
† Geitonograptus Obut & Zubtzov, 1964
† Helicograpsus Nicholson, 1868
† Nemagrapsus Emmons, 1855
† Ordosograptus Lin, 1980
† Pleurograpsus Nicholson, 1867
† Stephanograptus Geinitz, 1866

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References

↑ 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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[Maletzgp-1] Maletz, Jörg (2017). Graptolite Paleobiology. Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN 9781118515617.

[Maletzclass-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.

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