Monograptidae

Monograptidae
Temporal range: Possible early Emsian record[2]
Fossil of Monograptus flemingi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Hemichordata
Class: Pterobranchia
Subclass: Graptolithina
Order: †Graptoloidea
Suborder: †Axonophora
Infraorder: †Neograptina
Superfamily: †Monograptoidea
Family: †Monograptidae
Lapworth, 1873

Monograptidae is an extinct family of graptolites of the order Graptoloidea.[3] Monograptids have only one row of thecae per stipe (stem, branch), unlike the biserial graptolites which have two opposing rows of thecae per stipe.[1]

Genera

List of genera from the Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology:[1]

Pernerograptinae

Genera with short siculae

  • †Atavograptus Rickards, 1974
  • †Euroclimacis Štorch, 1998
  • †Monoclimacis Frech, 1897
  • †Pernerograptus Přibyl, 1941
  • †Pribylograptus Obut and Sokolevskaya, 1966

Genera with long siculae

  • †Coronograptus Obut, Sokolevskaya, and Merkureva, 1968
  • †Huttagraptus Koren' and Bjerreskov, 1997
  • †Lagarograptus Obut, Sokolevskaya, and Merkureva, 1968
  • †Neolagarograptus Štorch, 1998

'Streptograptines'

  • †Streptograptus Yin, 1937
  • †Mediograptus Přibyl, 1948
  • †Paramonoclimacis Wang et al. 1977
  • †Pseudostreptograptus Loydell, 1991
  • †Trimorphograptus Zhao, 1984

Subfamily Monograptinae

Genera without cladia

  • †Aeronites Štorch et al. 2026[4]
  • †Campograptus Obut, 1949
  • †Cochlograptus Obut, 1987
  • †Cultellograptus Loydell and Nestor, 2006
  • †Demirastrites Eisel, 1912
  • †Lapworthograptus Bouček and Přibyl, 1952
  • †Lituigraptus Ni, 1978
  • †Monograptus Geinitz, 1852
  • †Oktavites Levina, 1928
  • †Rastrites Barrande, 1850
  • †Spirograptus Gürich, 1908
  • †Stimulograptus Přibyl and Štorch, 1983
  • †Testograptus Přibyl, 1967
  • †Torquigraptus Loydell, 1993

Genera with cladia

  • †Cyrtograptus Murchison, 1867
  • †Barrandeograptus Bouček, 1933
  • †Diversograptus Manck, 1923
  • †Paradiversograptus Sennikov, 1976
  • †Sinodiversograptus Mu and Chen, 1962

Subfamily Pristiograptinae

  • †Colonograptus Přibyl, 1943
  • †Dulebograptus Tsegelnjuk, 1976
  • †Formosograptus Bouček, Mihajlovic, and Vaselinovic, 1976
  • †Heisograptus Tsegelnjuk, 1976
  • †Neomonograptus Mu and Ni, 1975
  • †Pristiograptus Jaekel, 1889
  • †Proteograptus Lenz, Senior, Kozłowska, and Melchin, 2012
  • †Pseudomonoclimacis Mikhailova, 1975
  • †Saetograptus Přibyl, 1943
  • †Skalograptus Tsegelnjuk, 1976
  • †Slovinograptus Urbanek, 1997
  • †Uncinatograptus Tsegelnjuk, 1976
  • †Wandograptus Rickards and Jell, 2002
  • †Wolynograptus Tsegelnjuk, 1976

Subfamily Linograptinae

Genera without cladia

  • †Bohemograptus Přibyl, 1967
  • †Crinitograptus Rickards, 1995
  • †Cucullograptus Urbanek, 1954
  • †Egregiograptus Rickards and Wright, 1997
  • †Enigmagraptus Rickards and Wright, 2004
  • †Korenea Rickards, Packham, Wright, and Williamson, 1995
  • †Lobograptus Urbanek, 1958
  • †Neocucullograptus Urbanek, 1970
  • †Neolobograptus Urbanek, 1970
  • †Polonograptus Tsegelnjuk, 1976
  • †Urbanekia Rickards and Wright, 1999

Genera with cladia

  • †Abiesgraptus Hundt, 1935
  • †Lenzograptus Loydell, 2021
  • †Linograptus Frech, 1897
  • †Neodiversograptus Urbanek, 1963
  • †Prolinograptus Rickards and Wright, 1997

References

  1. 1 2 3 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. ↑ Štorch, Petr; Loydell, David K.; Melchin, Michael J.; Goldman, Daniel (2026-02-23). "Graptolites in biostratigraphy: the primary tool for subdivision and correlation of Ordovician, Silurian, and Lower Devonian offshore marine successions". Newsletters on Stratigraphy. 59 (1–2): 39–75. doi:10.1127/nos/2024/0810. ISSN 0078-0421. Retrieved 2026-03-02.
  3. ↑ Paleobiology Database Paleobiology Database
  4. ↑ Štorch, Petr; Gutiérrez-Marco, Juan Carlos; Loydell, David K.; Frýda, Jiří (2026-05-27). "The uppermost Rhuddanian and Aeronian succession in the El Pintado 5 section (Valle syncline, SW Spain): graptolites, organic carbon, and stratigraphy". Newsletters on Stratigraphy. doi:10.1127/nos/0918. ISSN 0078-0421. Retrieved 2026-06-10.