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Xiphograptus

Pterobranchia - Graptoloidea - Pterograptidae

Taxonomy
Xiphograptus is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Graptoloidea by Sepkoski (2002); and to Pterograptidae by Maletz et al. (2018).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2002Xiphograptus Sepkoski
2018Xiphograptus Maletz et al. p. 23

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
Ambulacraria
phylumHemichordataBateson 1885
RankNameAuthor
classPterobranchiaLankester 1877
subclassGraptolithina(Bronn 1849)
orderGraptoloideaLapworth 1875
suborderDichograptinaLapworth 1873
familyPterograptidaeMu 1950
genusXiphograptus

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available