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Retiolitidae

Retiolitidae is an extinct family of graptolites. One subfamily, the Retiolitinae, is characterized by meshwork-like tubaria.

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Length
370 w
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Source
Retiolitidae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Hemichordata
Class: Pterobranchia
Subclass: Graptolithina
Order: Graptoloidea
Suborder: Axonophora
Infraorder: Neograptina
Superfamily: Retiolitoidea
Lapworth, 1873
Family: Retiolitidae
Lapworth, 1873

Retiolitidae is an extinct family of graptolites. One subfamily, the Retiolitinae, is characterized by meshwork-like tubaria.2

Genera

List of genera from the Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology:1

Subfamily Petalolithinae

Ancorate taxa

  • Petalolithus Suess, 1851
  • Cephalograptus Hopkinson, 1869
  • Dischidiograptus Ni, 1978
  • Dimorphograptoides Koren’ & Rickards, 1996
  • Dittograptus Obut & Sobolevskaya, 1968 in Obut et al. (1968)
  • Hercograptus Melchin, 1999
  • Pseudorthograptus Legrand, 1987
  • Spinadiplograptus Hundt, 1965
  • Victorograptus Koren’ & Rickards, 1996

Non-ancorate taxa

  • Agetograptus Obut & Sobolevskaya in Obut et al., 1968
  • Comograptus Obut & Sobolevskaya, 1968 in Obut et al. (1968)
  • Glyptograptus Lapworth, 1873
  • Paramplexograptus Melchin et al., 2011
  • Parapetalolithus Koren’ & Rickards, 1996
  • Petalograptus Suess, 1851
  • Rivagraptus Koren’ & Rickards, 1996
  • Sudburigraptus Koren’ & Rickards, 1996

Subfamily Retiolitinae

  • Retiolites Barrande, 1850
  • Aeroretiolites Melchin et al, 2017
  • Baculograptus Lenz & Kozłowska-Dawidziuk, 2002
  • Cometograptus Kozłowska-Dawidziuk, 2001
  • Dabashanograptus Ge, 1990
  • Doliograptus Lenz & Kozłowska-Dawidziuk, 2002
  • Eiseligraptus Hundt, 1965
  • Eisenackograptus Kozłowska-Dawidziuk, 1990
  • Eorograptus Sennikov, 1984
  • Giganteograptus Lenz & Kozłowska, 2007
  • Gothograptus Frech, 1897
  • Hoffmanigraptus Kozłowska, 2021
  • Holoretiolites Eisenack, 1951
  • Kirkigraptus Kozłowska & Bates, 2008
  • Neogothograptus Kozłowska-Dawidziuk, 1995
  • Papiliograptus Lenz & Kozłowska, 2002
  • Paraplectograptus Přibyl, 1948a
  • Pileograptus Lenz & Kozłowska, 2007
  • Plectodinemagraptus Kozłowska-Dawidziuk, 1995
  • Plectograptus Moberg & Törnquist, 1909
  • Pseudoplegmatograptus Přibyl, 1948b
  • Pseudoretiolites Bouček & Münch, 1944
  • Reticuloplectograptus Kozłowska, Bates & Piras, 2010
  • Rotaretiolites Bates & Kirk, 1992
  • Sagenograptoides Lenz & Kozłowska, 2010
  • Semigothograptus Kozłowska, 2016
  • Semiplectograptus Kozłowska-Dawidziuk, 1995
  • Sokolovograptus Obut & Zaslavskaya, 1976
  • Spinograptus Bouček & Münch, 1952
  • Stomatograptus Tullberg, 1883
  • Valentinagraptus Piras, 2006
  • Virgellograptus Kozłowska, 2015

Uncertain genera

  • Demicystograptus Hundt, 1950
  • Mirorgraptus Lenz & Kozłowska, 2007
  • Neoglyptograptus Rickards et al, 1995
  • Parademicystograptus Hundt, 1950
  • Thecocystograptus Hundt, 1950
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. Maletz, Jörg (2017). Graptolite Paleobiology. Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN 9781118515617. Archived from the original on 2021-05-09. Retrieved 2020-09-17.