Dicranograptidae Explained

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

Notes and References

1. Book: Maletz, Jörg. Graptolite Paleobiology. 2017. Wiley-Blackwell. 9781118515617.
2. Maletz . Jörg. The classification of the Pterobranchia (Cephalodiscida and Graptolithina) . Bulletin of Geosciences . 2014 . 89 . 3 . 477–540 . 10.3140/bull.geosci.1465 . 1214-1119. free .