Axonophora
Extinct suborder of graptolites
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Axonophora is an extinct suborder of graptolites. It primarily consists of the biserial graptolites, and also includes the retiolitids and monograptids.[1]
| Axonophora | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Hemichordata |
| Class: | Pterobranchia |
| Subclass: | Graptolithina |
| Order: | †Graptoloidea |
| Suborder: | †Axonophora Frech, 1897 |
Taxonomy
Taxonomy of Axonophora from Maletz (2014):[2]
- Infraorder †Diplograptina Lapworth, 1880e
- Family †Diplograptidae Lapworth, 1873b
- Subfamily †Diplograptinae Lapworth, 1873b
- Subfamily †Orthograptinae Mitchell, 1987
- Family †Lasiograptidae Lapworth, 1880e
- Family †Climacograptidae Frech, 1897
- Family †Dicranograptidae Lapworth, 1873b
- Subfamily †Dicranograptinae Lapworth, 1873b
- Subfamily †Nemagraptinae Lapworth, 1873
- Family †Diplograptidae Lapworth, 1873b
- Infraorder †Neograptina Štorch et al., 2011
- (Unranked)
- Family †Normalograptidae Štorch & Serpagli, 1993
- Family †Neodiplograptidae Melchin et al., 2011
- Subfamily †Neodiplograptinae Melchin et al. 2011
- Subfamily †Petalolithinae Bulman, 1955
- Superfamily †Retiolitoidea Lapworth, 1873b
- Family †Retiolitidae Lapworth, 1873b (retiolitids)
- Subfamily †Retiolitinae Lapworth, 1873
- Subfamily †Plectograptinae Bouček & Münch, 1952
- Family †Retiolitidae Lapworth, 1873b (retiolitids)
- Superfamily †Monograptoidea Lapworth, 1873
- Family †Dimorphograptidae Elles & Wood, 1908
- Family †Monograptidae Lapworth, 1873b (monograptids; possibly several subfamilies)
- (Unranked)
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