Belodina compressa Branson and Mehl 1933 (conodont)

Conodonta - Panderodontida - Panderodontidae

Alternative combination: Belodus compressus

Synonyms: Belodina fornicalus Stauffer 1935, Belodina grandis Stauffer 1935, Belodina wykoffensis Stauffer 1935, Belodus grandis Stauffer 1935, Belodus wykoffensis Stauffer 1935, Oistodus fornicalus Stauffer 1935

Full reference: E. B. Branson and M. G. Mehl. 1933. Conodonts from the Plattin (Middle Ordovician) of Missouri. University of Missouri studies 8:101-120

Belongs to Belodina according to Y. Y. Zhen et al. 2010

See also Branson and Mehl 1933, Ethington 1959 and Leslie 1997

Sister taxa: Belodina confluens, Belodina ornata

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Ordovician of Australia (3 collections), Canada (20: British Columbia, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Ontario, Québec), China (2), the Russian Federation (6), United States (7: Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Oklahoma)

Total: 38 collections each including a single occurrence

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