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Retiolitoidea

Retiolitoidea is a superfamily of graptolites that includes the Neodiplograptidae and the Retiolitidae.

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Retiolitoidea
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Hemichordata
Class: Pterobranchia
Subclass: Graptolithina
Order: Graptoloidea
Infraorder: Neograptina
Superfamily: Retiolitoidea
Lapworth, 18731
Families

Retiolitoidea is a superfamily of graptolites that includes the Neodiplograptidae and the Retiolitidae.

Phylogeny

From Melchin et al. (2011).2

Normalograptus (paraphyletic)

Metaclimacograptus (paraphyletic)

Hirsutograptus

Monograptoidea

Retiolitoidea

Neodiplograptus

Metabolograptus (paraphyletic)

"Normalograptus" praecursor

Korenograptus

Rickardsograptus

Paraclimacograptus

Retiolitidae

Sudburigraptus

Paramplexograptus

Agetograptus

Rivagraptus (paraphyletic)

Glyptograptus (paraphyletic)

Comograptus

Parapetalolithus

Petalolithus

Pseudorthograptus (paraphyletic)

Hercograptus

Retiolitinae

Neodiplograptidae
Petalolithinae
References

References

  1. Maletz, Jörg; Bates, Denis E. B.; Beli, Elena; Brussa, Edsel D.; Cameron, Christopher B.; Cooper, Roger A.; Gonzalez, Paul; Kozłowska, Anna; Lenz, Alfred C.; Loydell, David K; Rigby, Sue; Riva, John F.; Steiner, Michael; Toro, Blanca A.; VandenBerg, Alfons H. M.; Zhang, Yuandong; Zalasiewicz, Jan (2023-01-01). "Part V, Hemichordata, 2nd Revision, Complete Volume: Enteropneusta, Pterobranchia (Graptolithina)". Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology: i–548. doi:10.17161/tip.vi.25184. ISSN 2153-621X. Retrieved 2026-02-27.
  2. Melchin, M. J.; Mitchell, C. E.; Naczk-Cameron, A.; Fan, J. X.; Loxton, J. (2011). "Phylogeny and Adaptive Radiation of the Neograptina (Graptoloida) During the Hirnantian Mass Extinction and Silurian Recovery". Proceedings of the Yorkshire Geological Society. 58 (4): 281–309. doi:10.1144/pygs.58.4.301. ISSN 0044-0604. Retrieved 2026-05-29.