Conodonta - Ozarkodinida - Polygnathidae
Parent taxon: Polygnathidae according to F. H. Gunnell 1933
See also Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Ancyrodella, Ancyrodelloides, Ancyrognathus, Ancyrolepis, Avignathus, Bispathodus, Hemilistrona, Kimognathus, Klapperina, Linguipolygnathus, Masaraella, Mehlina, Neopolygnathus, Nodognathus, Palmatolepinae, Pandorinellina, Polygnathus, Polylophodonta, Pseudopolygnathus, Rhachistognathus, Scaphignathus, Schmidtognathus, Siphonodella, Synclydagnathus, Zieglerina
Subtaxa: Cavusgnathus gigantus Cavusgnathus lautus Cavusgnathus missouriensis
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of China (1 collection), Greece (1), Mexico (3), the Russian Federation (2), the United Kingdom (1), United States (12: Alabama, Arkansas, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Wyoming)
Total: 20 collections including 30 occurrences
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