†subfamily Kalpinograptinae Qiao 1977 (graptolite)
Pterobranchia - Graptoloidea - Glossograptidae
Parent taxon: Glossograptidae according to X. Chen et al. 2016
Sister taxa: Cryptograptinae, Glossograptinae, Lonchograptus, Nanograptus, Paraglossograptus
Subtaxa: Kalpinograptus Pseudisograptus
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Yapeenian of New Zealand (12 collections)
• Arenig of China (1)
• Ordovician of China (1), New Zealand (3), the Russian Federation (4), United States (2: Idaho)
Total: 23 collections including 29 occurrences