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Graptoloida ✝

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Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	Not linked to a GBIF record.
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	306265	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=306265

Rank

unranked clade (PBDB)

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Hemichordata : Graptolithina : Graptoloida

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Triploblastica	Lankester 1877
-	Nephrozoa	Jondelius et al. 2002
-	Deuterostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Ambulacraria
phylum	Hemichordata	Bateson 1885
class	Pterobranchia	Lankester 1877
class	Graptolithina
order	Graptoloida

Common Name

graptoloid

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Graptoloida	unranked clade	belongs to Graptolithina	stated with evidence	Maletz et al., 2009

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

420

First Recorded Appearance

488 - 485 Ma
Paleozoic

Last Recorded Appearance

409 - 383 Ma
Devonian

Motility

passively mobile (based on Graptoloida)

Vision

blind (based on Graptolithina)

Diet

suspension feeder (based on Graptoloida)

Ecospace Comments

Planktonic, floating (McKerrow, 1979).

Taphonomy

sclero-protein (based on Graptolithina)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

J. Maletz, J. Carlucci, and C. E. Mitchell. 2009. Graptoloid cladistics, taxonomy and phylogeny. Bulletin of Geosciences 84(1):7-19

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Abrograptidae ✝ family	listed (PBDB)	49	467 Ma Middle Ordovician	450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Anisograptidae ✝ family	listed (PBDB)	153	488 Ma Cambrian	478 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician
Bryograptidae ✝ family	listed (PBDB)	7	478 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician	467 Ma Middle Ordovician
Didymograptidae ✝ family	listed (PBDB)	24	485 Ma Cambrian	461 Ma Middle Ordovician
Kinnegraptidae ✝ family	listed (PBDB)	32	485 Ma Cambrian	470 Ma Middle Ordovician
Phyllograptidae ✝ family	listed (PBDB)	181	488 Ma Cambrian	456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Sinograptidae ✝ family	listed (PBDB)	21	479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician	461 Ma Middle Ordovician
Sigmagraptinae ✝ subfamily	listed (PBDB)	2	478 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician	478 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician
Abiesgraptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	2	419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian	419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Abrograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	3	466 Ma Middle Ordovician	464 Ma Middle Ordovician
Acrograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	19	479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician	466 Ma Middle Ordovician
Agetograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	1	443 Ma Silurian	443 Ma Silurian
Akidograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	15	445 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician	443 Ma Silurian
Allograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	3	479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician	479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician
Amphigraptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	3	466 Ma Middle Ordovician	461 Ma Middle Ordovician
Anomalograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	1	468 Ma Middle Ordovician	468 Ma Middle Ordovician
Anthograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)
Apiograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	3	469 Ma Middle Ordovician	469 Ma Middle Ordovician
Archiclimacograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	3	464 Ma Middle Ordovician	464 Ma Middle Ordovician
Arienigraptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	3	467 Ma Middle Ordovician	467 Ma Middle Ordovician
Arnheimograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)
Atavograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	27	445 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician	441 Ma Silurian
Atopograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)
Aulograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	2	466 Ma Middle Ordovician	466 Ma Middle Ordovician
Averianowograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)
Azygograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	51	485 Ma Cambrian	450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Barrandeograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	5	439 Ma Silurian	433 Ma Silurian
Bergstroemograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)
Bohemograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	33	433 Ma Silurian	423 Ma Silurian
Brachiograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)
Calamograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	2	479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician	478 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician
Cardiograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	22	479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician	461 Ma Middle Ordovician
Cephalograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	3	441 Ma Silurian	441 Ma Silurian
Clinoclimacograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	1	443 Ma Silurian	443 Ma Silurian
Colonograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	6	433 Ma Silurian	423 Ma Silurian
Comograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)
Coronograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	9	445 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician	441 Ma Silurian
Corynites ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)
Crinitograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)
Cryptograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	73	479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician	443 Ma Silurian
Cucullograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	2	427 Ma Silurian	427 Ma Silurian
Cyrtograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	47	443 Ma Silurian	427 Ma Silurian
Cystograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	18	445 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician	443 Ma Silurian
Demirastrites ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	15	443 Ma Silurian	439 Ma Silurian
Dicaulograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	1	464 Ma Middle Ordovician	464 Ma Middle Ordovician
Diceratograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	4	450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician	450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Dichograptina ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)
Dichograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	37	485 Ma Cambrian	466 Ma Middle Ordovician
Didymograptellus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	18	488 Ma Cambrian	464 Ma Middle Ordovician
Dimorphograptoides ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)
Dimorphograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	26	450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician	443 Ma Silurian
Dinemagraptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	1	466 Ma Middle Ordovician	466 Ma Middle Ordovician
Diversograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	10	443 Ma Silurian	433 Ma Silurian
Eisenackograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)
Eoglyptograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	4	478 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician	467 Ma Middle Ordovician
Euclimacograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)
Exigraptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	2	479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician	467 Ma Middle Ordovician
Geitonograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	4	466 Ma Middle Ordovician	458 Ma Middle Ordovician
Glossograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	108	485 Ma Cambrian	450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Goniograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	19	479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician	466 Ma Middle Ordovician
Gymnograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	12	466 Ma Middle Ordovician	461 Ma Middle Ordovician
Hirsutograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)
Holmograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	8	479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician	466 Ma Middle Ordovician
Holograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	2	479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician	479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician
Holoretiolites ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)
Hustedograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	35	470 Ma Middle Ordovician	450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Isograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	111	485 Ma Cambrian	461 Ma Middle Ordovician
Janograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	4	479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician	464 Ma Middle Ordovician
Joamgsjamotes ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)
Kalpinograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)
Lagarograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	2	443 Ma Silurian	441 Ma Silurian
Laxograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	3	479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician	479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician
Leptograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	40	470 Ma Middle Ordovician	450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Limpidograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)
Linograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	57	427 Ma Silurian	419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Lobograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	2	427 Ma Silurian	427 Ma Silurian
Loganograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	16	479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician	466 Ma Middle Ordovician
Lonchograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)
Maeandrograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	2	479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician	472 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician
Metabrograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)
Mimograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)
Monoclimacis ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	46	443 Ma Silurian	423 Ma Silurian
Nanograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)
Nemagraptus ✝ genus	doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB)	58	470 Ma Middle Ordovician	456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Neocolonograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	15	427 Ma Silurian	423 Ma Silurian
Neocucullograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	3	426 Ma Silurian	423 Ma Silurian
Neodicellograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	2	441 Ma Silurian	441 Ma Silurian
Neodiplograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	13	443 Ma Silurian	427 Ma Silurian
Neodiversograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	2	427 Ma Silurian	427 Ma Silurian
Neolobograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	1	423 Ma Silurian	423 Ma Silurian
Oelandograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	1	467 Ma Middle Ordovician	467 Ma Middle Ordovician
Oncograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	5	469 Ma Middle Ordovician	469 Ma Middle Ordovician
Oslograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)
Paraclimacograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	19	461 Ma Middle Ordovician	439 Ma Silurian
Paraglossograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	11	479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician	466 Ma Middle Ordovician
Parakidograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	14	445 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician	443 Ma Silurian
Paraorthograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	46	456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician	445 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Parapetalolithis ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)
Pararetiograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	8	456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician	450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Parazygograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)
Peiragraptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	1	450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician	450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Petalograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	22	443 Ma Silurian	439 Ma Silurian
Petalolithus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	29	443 Ma Silurian	439 Ma Silurian
Plectodinemagraptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)
Pribylograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	5	443 Ma Silurian	441 Ma Silurian
Pristiograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	98	470 Ma Middle Ordovician	419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Prolasiograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	5	467 Ma Middle Ordovician	458 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Pseudamplexograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	2	467 Ma Middle Ordovician	464 Ma Middle Ordovician
Pseudazygograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	1	466 Ma Middle Ordovician	466 Ma Middle Ordovician
Pseudisograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	29	479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician	467 Ma Middle Ordovician
Pseudobryograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	5	485 Ma Cambrian	467 Ma Middle Ordovician
Pseudoclimacograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	112	479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician	439 Ma Silurian
Pseudodichograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	1	479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician	479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician
Pseudoglytograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)
Pseudoisograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	5	470 Ma Middle Ordovician	467 Ma Middle Ordovician
Pseudomonoclimacis ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	3	426 Ma Silurian	423 Ma Silurian
Pseudoplectograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)
Pseudorthograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	1	441 Ma Silurian	441 Ma Silurian
Pseudotrigonograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	30	479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician	461 Ma Middle Ordovician
Pterograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	18	479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician	461 Ma Middle Ordovician
Rastrites ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	35	443 Ma Silurian	439 Ma Silurian
Rhabdinopora ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	45	485 Ma Cambrian	479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician
Rivagraptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	1	443 Ma Silurian	443 Ma Silurian
Saetograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	8	427 Ma Silurian	426 Ma Silurian
Schizograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	8	485 Ma Cambrian	478 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician
Semiplectograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)
Sigmagraptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	9	479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician	479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician
Sinodiversograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	1	439 Ma Silurian	439 Ma Silurian
Sinoreteograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)
Sinostomatograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)
Skiagraptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	3	479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician	472 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician
Stellatograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)
Streptograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	33	443 Ma Silurian	439 Ma Silurian
Stromatograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)
Sudburigraptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	3	443 Ma Silurian	443 Ma Silurian
Syndyograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	1	466 Ma Middle Ordovician	466 Ma Middle Ordovician
Tangyagraptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	6	456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician	450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Temnograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	7	485 Ma Cambrian	478 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician
Thamnograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	5	479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician	456 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician
Triaenograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	1	479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician	479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician
Trichograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)
Trochograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)
Uncinatograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	1	419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian	419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Undulograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	19	478 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician	466 Ma Middle Ordovician
Uralograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)
Urbanekograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)
Xiphograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	2	478 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician	458 Ma Middle Ordovician
Yushanograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	1	479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician	479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician
Yutagraptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	5	479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician	468 Ma Middle Ordovician
Zygograptus ✝ genus	listed (PBDB)	2	466 Ma Middle Ordovician	466 Ma Middle Ordovician
Eugraptoloida ✝ unranked clade	listed (PBDB)	2,980	488 Ma Cambrian	409 Ma Early/Lower Devonian
Panreclinata ✝ unranked clade	listed (PBDB)	455	488 Ma Cambrian	450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician

References

Maletz J., Carlucci J., et al (2009) Graptoloid cladistics, taxonomy and phylogeny, Bulletin of Geosciences 84 1, 7-19

Linnaeus C. , Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1, 1-824 doi:10.5962/bhl.title.542

Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!

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