†Taphrognathus Branson and Mehl 1941 (conodont)
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Conodonta - Ozarkodinida - Cavusgnathidae
Full reference: E. B. Branson and M. G. Mehl. 1941. Conodonts from the Keokuk Formation. Denison University Bulletin, Journal of the Scientific Laboratories 35:179-188
Parent taxon: Cavusgnathidae according to P. H. von Bitter and R. L. Austin 1984
See also Purnell et al. 2002
Sister taxa: Adetognathus, Capricornognathus, Cloghergnathus
Subtaxa: Taphrognathus varians
Type: Taphrognathus varians
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at USGS loc. 24651-PC, Funeral Mountains (Carboniferous of California)
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