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Dictyonema

Pterobranchia - Dendroidea - Acanthograptidae

Taxonomy
Dictyonema was named by Hall (1851) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Dres-u C Serp-l Sepkoski's reference number: 2,931]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Dendroidea by Sepkoski (2002); to Dendrograptidae by Maletz (2006); and to Acanthograptidae by Maletz et al. (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1851Dictyonema Hall
2002Dictyonema Sepkoski
2006Dictyonema Maletz p. 225
2020Dictyonema Maletz et al. p. 53

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumHemichordataBateson 1885
RankNameAuthor
classPterobranchiaLankester 1877
subclassGraptolithina(Bronn 1849)
orderDendroideaNicholson 1872
familyAcanthograptidaeBulman 1938
genusDictyonemaHall 1851

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.

G. †Dictyonema Hall 1851
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Dictyonema pulchellum Hall 1899
Dictyonema ramosissimum Ruedemann 1947
Dictyonema splendens Billings 1874
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available