Full reference: R. J. Aldridge. 1982. A fused cluster of coniform conodont elements from the Late Ordovician of Washington Land, western North Greenland. Palaeontology 25(2):425-430
Parent taxon: Belodellida according to S. Agematsu et al. 2007
See also Dzik 1991, Dzik 1994 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Ansellidae, Belodellidae, Dapsilodontidae
Subtaxa: Besselodus arcticus Besselodus borealis
Type: Besselodus arcticus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Ordovician to Silurian of Canada (2: Nunavut collections)
• Ordovician of Canada (18: Cape Manning, Cornwallis Island, Northwest Territories, Nunavut), China (4), Thailand (1), United States (3: Missouri, Nevada)
Total: 28 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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