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Dendroidea

Pterobranchia - Dendroidea

Taxonomy
Dendroidea was named by Nicholson (1872). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Graptolithina by Bulman (1970); to Graptolithina by Sepkoski (2002); and to Graptolithina by Maletz (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1872Dendroidea Nicholson
1970Dendroidea Bulman p. V25
2002Dendroidea Sepkoski
2014Dendroidea Maletz p. 493

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

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.

Or. †Dendroidea Nicholson 1872
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Fm. †Acanthograptidae Bulman 1938
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Callograptus elegans Hall 1865
Callograptus praesalteri Rickards et al. 1990
Invalid names: Odontocaulis Lapworth 1881 [synonym]
G. †Dictyonema Hall 1851
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Dictyonema pulchellum Hall 1899
Dictyonema ramosissimum Ruedemann 1947
Dictyonema splendens Billings 1874
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Invalid names: Archaeodictyota [synonym]
G. †Palaeodictyota Whtifield 1902
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Palaeodictyota ramulosa Whtifield 1902
G. †Thallograptus Ruedemann 1925
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Thallograptus succulentus Ruedemann 1904
G. †Aretograptus Obut and Sobolevskaya 1962
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 Gutiérrez-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
Invalid names: Chaunograptidae Bulman 1955 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available