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Dendrograptidae

Pterobranchia - Dendroidea - Dendrograptidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1897Dendrograptidae Roemer
2006Dendrograptidae Maletz p. 225
2014Dendrograptidae Maletz p. 493

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
—Ambulacraria
phylumHemichordataBateson 1885
RankNameAuthor
classPterobranchiaLankester 1877
subclassGraptolithina(Bronn 1849)
orderDendroideaNicholson 1872
familyDendrograptidaeRoemer 1897
familyDendrograptidaeRoemer 1897

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. †Dendrograptidae Roemer 1897
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G. †Airograptus Ruedemann 1916
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†Aspidograptus implicatus Hopkinson 1875
†Aspidograptus smithtonensis Rickards et al. 1990
Invalid names: Clematograptus Hopkinson 1875 [replaced]
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†Calyxdendrum amicabilis GutieĢrrez-Marco and Maletz 2024
G. †Dendrograptus Hall 1858
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†Dendrograptus kindlei Ruedemann 1933
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†Desmograptus cancellatus Hopkinson 1875
†Desmograptus quiltyi Rickards et al. 1990
Invalid names: Rhizograptus Spencer 1878 [synonym]
G. †Polygonograptus Boucek 1957
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†Polygonograptus mellaensis Rickards et al. 1990
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: "sclero-protein"c
Locomotion: stationaryo
Life habit: epifaunalo
Diet: suspension feedero
Vision: blindc
Created: 2004-02-28 15:06:41
Modified: 2009-04-11 19:26:56
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Guzhangian to the top of the Eifelian or 500.50000 to 387.95000 Ma

Collections (83 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Mayan504.5 - 499.5Russian Federation (Gorniy Altay) Aspidograptus sp. (10174)
Guzhangian500.5 - 497.0Canada (Newfoundland) Dendrograptus kindlei (198257)
Idamean497.0 - 494.2Australia (Tasmania) Polygonograptus mellaensis, Desmograptus quiltyi, Aspidograptus smithtonensis, Dendrograptus hallianus (204525)
Furongian497.0 - 486.85China (Guangxi) Dendrograptus sp. (116360)
Late/Upper Cambrian497.0 - 486.85USA (Alaska) Dendrograptus sp. (114981)
Merioneth497.0 - 486.85Canada (Northwest Territories) Dendrograptus sp. (25606 25629 25630) Dendrograptus sp., Desmograptus sp. (25755)
Sunwaptan493.5 - 488.9USA (Montana) Dendrograptus thomasi, Dendrograptus hallianus (258)
Trempealeauan490.2 - 486.85USA (Wisconsin) Dendrograptus hallianus (232904) Dendrograptus sp. (256)
Gasconadian486.85 - 477.1USA (Montana) Dendrograptus hallianus (232902)
Tremadocian486.85 - 477.1Morocco (Zagora) Calyxdendrum amicabilis (235614)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1China (JiangXi) Aspidograptus sp., Dendrograptus sp. (7758) Dendrograptus sp. (7759)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1Argentina Aspidograptus minor, Aspidograptus implicatus (9021)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1China (LiaoNing) Aspidograptus sp., Dendrograptus sp., Airograptus sp. (20753) Dendrograptus sp. (20755)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1China (ShanXi) Dendrograptus sp. (8003)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1China (JiLin) Dendrograptus sp., Airograptus sp. (21143 21145) Dendrograptus sp., Desmograptus sp. (21144)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1China (Hunan) Dendrograptus sp. (7702 7703) Dendrograptus yini (210773 210774)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1China (GuangXi) Dendrograptus sp. (4664)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1China (Guizhou) Dendrograptus sp. (7387)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1China (JiangSu) Dendrograptus sp. (7880)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1China (HeBei) Dendrograptus sp. (7983 7997) Dendrograptus sp., Desmograptus sp. (7958 7985) Desmograptus sp. (7964)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1USA (Montana) Dendrograptus sp. (270)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1China (Hubei) Dendrograptus sp. (4728)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1China (Hunan and Hubei) Dendrograptus sp. (7720)
Dawan478.8 - 466.6China (YunNan) Ptilograptus sp. (7746)
Floian477.1 - 471.3China (Hunan) Dendrograptus hallians (226639)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0China (Guizhou) Dendrograptus sp. (7362)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0China (ShanXi) Dendrograptus sp. (7998)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0China (Hubei) Dendrograptus sp. (4721)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0China (YunNan) Dendrograptus sp. (7734)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0USA (Montana) Dendrograptus sp., Ptilograptus sp. (286)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2Algeria Dendrograptus sp., Airograptus betieri (196943)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2Canada (Quebec) Ptilograptus sp., Dendrograptus gracilis (174725)
Early/Lower Llanvirn468.0 - 461.1China (QingHai) Dendrograptus sp. (8686)
Early/Lower Llanvirn468.0 - 461.1Argentina Ptilograptus sp. (8883)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.2USA (New York) Desmograptus sp., Ptilograptus sp. (303)
Aseri - Uhaku464.3 - 458.0Russian Federation (Novgorod Oblast) Dendrograptus nanus (235859)
Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2United Kingdom (Wales) Dendrograptus spp. (216511)
Berounian459.7 - 450.1Spain (Zaragoza) Aspidograptus sp., Dendrograptus sp. (196901)
Berounian - Kralodvorian459.7 - 445.2Spain (Barcelona) Desmograptus sp. (20920)
Vinice - Late/Upper Ordovician459.3 - 443.1Czechia Desmograptus attextus, Ptilograptus ramale, Ptilograptus glomeratus, Ptilograptus suavis (3863)
Costonian - Harnagian458.2 - 457.2China (Yunnan) Desmograptus sp. (5425)
Harnagian - Marshbrookian458.2 - 454.0China (Shaanxi) Dendrograptus sp. (8534)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5Sweden Dendrograptus sp., Desmograptus sp. (380)
Kukruse458.0 - 456.8Lithuania Dendrograptus compositus (207236)
Katian452.8 - 445.2Russian Federation (Siberia) Desmograptus sp. (205627)
Edenian451.0 - 450.2USA (Pennsylvania) Ptilograptus sp. (34895)
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Desmograptus cancellatus (26293)
Nabala450.5 - 449.9Belarus Polygonograptus sokolovi (192887)
Kralodvorian - Rawtheyan450.1 - 445.2Czechia Ptilograptus sp. (238013)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5USA (Minnesota) Desmograptus cancellatus (358)
Richmondian - Gamachian449.6 - 443.1Canada (Manitoba) Desmograptus canadensis (23016)
Pusgillian449.5 - 449.2China (Shaanxi) Dendrograptus sp. (8538)
Pirgu449.5 - 445.2Latvia Polygonograptus sokolovi (207225 207226)
Pirgu449.5 - 445.2Lithuania Polygonograptus sokolovi (207224 207229)
Cautleyan - Hirnantian449.2 - 443.1China (GanSu) Dendrograptus sp. (8569)
Aeronian - Telychian440.5 - 432.9Czechia Dendrograptus pennatus (14086)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9USA (Wisconsin) Desmograptus indet. (91415)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9China (Hubei) Desmograptus sp. (27779) Ptilograptus sp. (27841)
Gorstian - Ludfordian426.7 - 422.7Czechia Dendrograptus fruticosus (14066)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7USA (Illinois) Desmograptus micronematodes (76450)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02Czechia (Prague) Aspidograptus obuti, Aspidograptus sp. (12068)
Early/Lower Devonian - Eifelian419.62 - 387.95Czechia Desmograptus sp. (12148)
Late/Upper Emsian399.5 - 393.47Czechia Dendrograptus sp., Desmograptus sp. (12144)
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Germany Ophigraptus hercyniae (145665)
Eifelian - Givetian393.47 - 382.31Czechia (Barrandia) Desmograptus prantli (12258)