List of graptolite genera

Didymograptus

This list of graptolites is an attempt to create a comprehensive listing of all genera from the fossil record that have ever been considered to be members of graptolithina, excluding purely vernacular terms. The list includes all commonly accepted genera, but also genera that are now considered invalid, doubtful (nomina dubia), or were not formally published (nomina nuda), as well as junior synonyms of more established names, and genera that are no longer considered graptolites.

Naming conventions and terminology

Naming conventions and terminology follow the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. Technical terms used include:

  • Junior synonym: A name which describes the same taxon as a previously published name. If two or more genera are formally designated and the type specimens are later assigned to the same genus, the first to be published (in chronological order) is the senior synonym, and all other instances are junior synonyms. Senior synonyms are generally used, except by special decision of the ICZN, but junior synonyms cannot be used again, even if deprecated. Junior synonymy is often subjective, unless the genera described were both based on the same type specimen.
  • Nomen nudum (Latin for "naked name"): A name that has appeared in print but has not yet been formally published by the standards of the ICZN. Nomina nuda (the plural form) are invalid, and are therefore not italicized as a proper generic name would be. If the name is later formally published, that name is no longer a nomen nudum and will be italicized on this list. Often, the formally published name will differ from any nomina nuda that describe the same specimen.
  • Nomen oblitum (Latin for "forgotten name"): A name that has not been used in the scientific community for more than fifty years after its original proposal.
  • Preoccupied name: A name that is formally published, but which has already been used for another taxon. This second use is invalid (as are all subsequent uses) and the name must be replaced. As preoccupied names are not valid generic names, they will also go unitalicized on this list.
  • Nomen dubium (Latin for "dubious name"): A name describing a fossil with no unique diagnostic features. As this can be an extremely subjective and controversial designation, this term is not used on this list.

The list

Genus Authors Year Status Age Location Notes

Abiesgraptus

Abrograptus

Acanthastus

Acanthograptus

Acrograptus

Adelograptus

Aellograptus

Agastograptus

Agetograptus

Akidograptus

Aletograptus

Allograptus

Amphigraptus

Amplexograptus

Anisograptus

Anomalograptus

Anthograptus

Aorograptus

Apiograptus

Arachniograptus

Araneograptus

Archaeodictyota

Archiclimacograptus

Archiretiolites

Aretograptus

Arienigraptus

Arnheimograptus

Ascograptus

Aspidograptus

Atavograptus

Atopograptus

Aulograptus

Averianowograptus

Azygograptus

Barrandeograptus

Bergstroemograptus

Bithecocamara

Bohemograptus

Brachiograptus

Bryograptus

Bulamicrusta

Cactograptus

Calamograptus

Callograptus

Calycotubus

Calyxdendrum

Cardiograptus

Cephalograptus

Ceramograptus

Chaunograptus

Choristograptus

Climacograptus

Clinoclimacograptus

Clonograptus

Coelograptus

Colonograptus

Comograptus

Conitubus

Coremagraptus

Coronograptus

Corynites

Corynoides

Crinitograptus

Crinocaulis

Cryptograptus

Cucullograptus

Cyclograptus

Cymatograptus

Cyrtograptus

Cysticamara

Cystograptus

Demirastrites

Dendrograptus

Desmograptus

Dicaulograptus

Dicellograptus

Diceratograptus

Dichograptus

Dicranograptus

Dictyonema

Didymograptellus

Didymograptus

Dimorphograptoides

Dimorphograptus

Dinemagraptus

Diplacanthograptus

Diplograptus

Discograptus

Dithecodendrum

Diversograptus

Eisenackograptus

Ellesicrusta

Eoglyptograptus

Epigraptus

Euclimacograptus

Exigraptus

Fasciculitubus

Flexicollicamara

Galeograptus

Geitonograptus

Geniculograptus

Glossograptus

Glyptograptus

Goniograptus

Gothograptus

Graptoblastoides

Graptoblastus

Graptocamara

Graptolodendrum

Gymnograptus

Hallograptus

Haplograptus

Hirsutograptus

Holmicrusta

Holmograptus

Holograptus

Holoretiolites

Hormograptus

Hunnegraptus

Hustedograptus

Isograptus

Janograptus

Joamgsjamotes

Kalpinograptus

Kiaerograptus

Kinnegraptus

Koremagraptus

Kozlowskitubus

Lagarograptus

Lapworthicrusta

Lasiograptus

Laxograptus

Leptograptus

Leveillites

Licnograptus

Limpidograptus

Linograptus

Lobograptus

Loganograptus

Lonchograptus

Maeandrograptus

Mastigograptus

Melanostrophus

Metabrograptus

Metaclimacograptus

Mimograptus

Monoclimacis

Monograptus

Nanograptus

Nemagraptus

Neocolonograptus

Neocucullograptus

Neodicellograptus

Neodiplograptus

Neodiversograptus

Neogothograptus

Neolobograptus

Neurograptus

Nicholsonograptus

Normalograptus

Nymphograptus

Oelandograptus

Oncograptus

Ophigraptus

Orthograptus

Orthoretiolites

Oslograptus

Palaeodictyota

Palmatophycus

Paraclimacograptus

Paradelograptus

Paraglossograptus

Parakidograptus

Paraorthograptus

Parapetalolithis

Paraplectograptus

Paraplegmatograptus

Pararetiograptus

Paratemnograptus

Parazygograptus

Parvitubus

Peiragraptus

Pendeograptus

Petalograptus

Petalolithus

Phormograptus

Phyllograptus

Pilograptus

Pipiograptus

Plectodinemagraptus

Plectograptus

Plegmatograptus

Pleurograptus

Polygonograptus

Pribylograptus

Pristiograptus

Prolasiograptus

Pseudamplexograptus

Pseudazygograptus

Pseudisograptus

Pseudobryograptus

Pseudoclimacograptus

Pseudodichograptus

Pseudoglytograptus

Pseudoisograptus

Pseudomonoclimacis

Pseudoplectograptus

Pseudoplegmatograptus

Pseudoretiolites

Pseudorthograptus

Pseudotrigonograptus

Psigraptus

Pterograptus

Ptilograptus

Ptiograptus

Radiograptus

Rastrites

Reteograptus

Reticulograptus

Retiolites

Reudemannicrusta

Rhabdinopora

Rhaphidograptus

Rhipidodendrum

Rivagraptus

Ruedemannograptus

Saetograptus

Sagenograptus

Schizograptus

Semiplectograptus

Siberiodendrum

Siberiograptus

Sigmagraptus

Sinodiversograptus

Sinograptus

Sinoreteograptus

Sinostomatograptus

Siryngotaenia

Skiagraptus

Sokolovograptus

Spinograptus

Staurograptus

Stellatograptus

Stolonodendrum

Streptograptus

Stromatograptus

Sudburigraptus

Syndyograptus

Syringotaenia

Tangyagraptus

Temnograptus

Tetragraptus

Thallograptus

Thamnograptus

Triaenograptus

Trichograptus

Triograptus

Trochograptus

Tubicamara

Tubidendrum

Tylograptus

Uncinatograptus

Undulograptus

Uralograptus

Urbanekicrusta

Urbanekograptus

Wimanicrusta

Xenocyathus

Xiphograptus

Yangzigraptus

Yinograptus

Yushanograptus

Yutagraptus

Zygograptus

See also

References

  • Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (GRAPTOLITHINA)". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2009-07-13.
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