Monograptidae
| Monograptidae Temporal range:
Possible early Emsian record | |
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| Fossil of Monograptus flemingi | |
Scientific 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. Monograptids have only one row of thecae per stipe (stem, branch), unlike the biserial graptolites which have two opposing rows of thecae per stipe.
Genera
List of genera from the Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology:
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
- †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 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Paleobiology Database Paleobiology Database
- ↑ 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.