Axonophora

Axonophora is an extinct suborder of graptolites. It primarily consists of the biserial graptolites, and also includes the retiolitids and monograptids.

Taxonomy

Taxonomy of Axonophora from Maletz :

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
Infraorder †Neograptina Štorch et al., 2011
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**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
***Subfamily †Retiolitinae Lapworth, 1873
***Subfamily †Plectograptinae Bouček & Münch, 1952
*Superfamily †Monograptoidea Lapworth, 1873
**Family †Dimorphograptidae Elles & Wood, 1908
**Family †Monograptidae Lapworth, 1873b