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Thelodonti

Thelodonti

Taxonomy
Thelodonti was named by Jaekel (1911).

It was reranked as the subclass Thelodonti by Obruchev (1964), Donoghue and Smith (2001) and Long (2011); it was reranked as the order Thelodonti by Dineley and Metcalf (1999); it was reranked as the class Thelodonti by Nelson et al. (2016).

It was assigned to Goniaspidi by Jaekel (1911); to Agnatha by Obruchev (1964); to Pteraspidomorphi by Dineley and Metcalf (1999); to Gnathostomata by Donoghue and Smith (2001); to Thelodontida by Long (2011); and to Thelodontomorphi by Nelson et al. (2016).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1911Thelodonti Jaekel p. 36
1964Thelodonti Obruchev p. 41
1999Thelodonti Dineley and Metcalf p. 11
2001Thelodonti Donoghue and Smith p. 18
2011Thelodonti Long p. 241
2016Thelodonti Nelson et al. p. 30

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumVertebrata
superclassThelodontomorphi(Jackel 1911)
classThelodonti()
classThelodonti()

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Cl. †Thelodonti Jaekel 1911
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Or. †Furcacaudiformes Wilson and Caldwell 1998
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G. †Pezopallichthys Wilson and Caldwell 1998
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Pezopallichthys ritchiei Wilson and Caldwell 1998
Or. †Thelodontiformes Kiaer 1932
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Fm. †Archipelepididae Soehn et al. 2001
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G. †Archipelepis Soehn et al. 2001
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Archipelepis bifurcata Marss et al. 2002
Archipelepis turbinata Soehn et al. 2001
G. †Boothialepis Märss 1999
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Fm. †Eestilepididae Marss et al. 2002
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G. †Eestilepis Marss et al. 2002
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Eestilepis prominens Marss et al. 2002
Fm. †Lanarkiidae Obruchev 1949
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G. †Phillipsilepis Marss et al. 2002
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Phillipsilepis cornuta Marss et al. 2002
Phillipsilepis crassa Marss et al. 2002
Phillipsilepis pusilla Marss et al. 2002
Invalid names: Coelolepidiformes Berg 1937 [synonym]
Invalid names: Archipelepidiformes [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2017-04-17 15:11:50
Modified: 2017-04-17 15:11:50
Source: subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Aeronian to the top of the Frasnian or 440.80000 to 372.20000 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4Canada (Nunavut) Archipelepis turbinata (90315)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4Canada (Northwest Territories) Archipelepis turbinata (90313 90314) Archipelepis turbinata, Pezopallichthys ritchiei (90310)
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5USA (Wisconsin) Thelodonti indet. (216479)
Rootsikula426.2 - 422.9Estonia Thelodontiformes indet. (26922)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2United Kingdom (England) Thelodontiformes indet. (26917)
Paadla422.9 - 419.2Estonia Thelodontiformes indet. (26925)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Australia (Western Australia) Australolepis seddoni (232511 232512 232517)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Australia (New South Wales) Australolepis seddoni (232510)