Prioniodus altodus Harlton 1933 (conodont)

Conodonta - Prioniodontida - Balognathidae

Full reference: B. H. Harlton. 1933. Micropaleontology of the Pennsylvanian Johns Valley shale of the Ouachita Mountains, Oklahoma, and its relationship to the Mississippian Caney shale. Journal of Paleontology 7(1):3-29

Belongs to Prioniodus according to B. H. Harlton 1933

Sister taxa: Prioniodus alatus, Prioniodus cacti, Prioniodus dactylodus, Prioniodus galesburgensis, Prioniodus hercynicus

Type specimen: USNM 85518. Its type locality is Johns Valley Shale, Ouachita Mountains loc. 5, which is in a Bashkirian marine shale in the Johns Valley Formation of Oklahoma.

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Johns Valley Shale, Ouachita Mountains loc. 5

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