Parent taxon: Graptoloidea according to J. J. Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Abiesgraptus, Abrograptidae, Abrograptus, Acrograptus, Agetograptus, Akidograptus, Allograptus, Amphigraptus, Amplexograptus, Anomalograptus, Anthograptus, Apiograptus, Arachniograptus, Archiclimacograptus, Archiretiolites, Arienigraptus, Arnheimograptus, Atavograptus, Atopograptus, Aulograptus, Averianowograptus, Azygograptus, Barrandeograptus, Bergstroemograptus, Bohemograptus, Brachiograptus, Calamograptus, Cardiograptus, Cephalograptus, Clinoclimacograptus, Colonograptus, Comograptus, Coronograptus, Corynites, Corynoides, Crinitograptus, Cryptograptus, Cucullograptus, Cyrtograptus, Cystograptus, Demirastrites, Dicaulograptus, Dicellograptus, Diceratograptus, Dichograptus, Dicranograptus, Didymograptellus, Didymograptus, Dimorphograptoides, Dimorphograptus, Dinemagraptus, Diplacanthograptus, Diplograptidae, Diplograptus, Diversograptus, Eisenackograptus, Eoglyptograptus, Euclimacograptus, Exigraptus, Geitonograptus, Geniculograptus, Glossograptus, Glyptograptus, Goniograptus, Gymnograptus, Hallograptus, Hirsutograptus, Holmograptus, Holograptus, Holoretiolites, Hustedograptus, Isograptus, Janograptus, Joamgsjamotes, Kalpinograptus, Kinnegraptus, Lagarograptus, Lasiograptus, Laxograptus, Leptograptus, Limpidograptus, Linograptus, Lobograptus, Loganograptus, Lonchograptus, Maeandrograptus, Metabrograptus, Metaclimacograptus, Mimograptus, Monoclimacis, Monograptus, Nanograptus, Nemagraptus, Neocolonograptus, Neocucullograptus, Neodicellograptus, Neodiplograptus, Neodiversograptus, Neolobograptus, Neurograptus, Normalograptus, Nymphograptus, Oelandograptus, Oncograptus, Orthograptus, Orthoretiolites, Oslograptus, Paraclimacograptus, Paraglossograptus, Parakidograptus, Paraorthograptus, Parapetalolithis, Paraplegmatograptus, Pararetiograptus, Parazygograptus, Peiragraptus, Pendeograptus, Petalograptus, Petalolithus, Phormograptus, Phyllograptidae, Pipiograptus, Plectodinemagraptus, Plegmatograptus, Pleurograptus, Pribylograptus, Pristiograptus, Prolasiograptus, Pseudamplexograptus, Pseudazygograptus, Pseudisograptus, Pseudobryograptus, Pseudoclimacograptus, Pseudodichograptus, Pseudoglytograptus, Pseudoisograptus, Pseudomonoclimacis, Pseudoplectograptus, Pseudorthograptus, Pseudotrigonograptus, Pterograptus, Rastrites, Reteograptus, Retiolitidae, Rhaphidograptus, Rivagraptus, Saetograptus, Schizograptus, Semiplectograptus, Sigmagraptus, Sinodiversograptus, Sinograptidae, Sinoreteograptus, Sinostomatograptus, Skiagraptus, Stellatograptus, Streptograptus, Stromatograptus, Sudburigraptus, Syndyograptus, Tangyagraptus, Temnograptus, Tetragraptus, Thamnograptus, Trichograptus, Trochograptus, Tylograptus, Uncinatograptus, Undulograptus, Uralograptus, Urbanekograptus, Xiphograptus, Yangzigraptus, Yinograptus, Yushanograptus, Yutagraptus, Zygograptus
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: passively mobile planktonic suspension feeder