Alternative spelling: Declinognathus
Full reference: D. L. Dunn. 1966. New Pennsylvanian Platform Conodonts from Southwestern United States. Journal of Paleontology 40(6):1294-1303
Parent taxon: Conodontophorida according to A. Bahrami et al. 2009
See also Clark et al. 1981 and Sepkoski 2002
Sister taxa: Algherella, Alternognathus, Amydrotaxis, Angulodus, Axiothea, Caenodontus, Chirognathacea, Conodonta, Dentacodina, Dichodella, Distacodontacea, Elsonella, Embaysgnathus, Eocarniodus, Evencodus, Exochognathus, Fryxellodontacea, Fungulodus, Geniculatus, Hibbardellacea, Hindeodelloides, Hindeodina, Homoiranognathus, Huddlella, Istorinus, Laterignathus, Leutorhinion, Mestognathidae, Mitrellotaxis, Neocavitella, Norigondolella, Oligodus, Ozarcodina, Panderodontacea, Paraprionodus, Pavlovites, Playfordia, Polygnathellus, Prattognathus, Pravognathus, Proconodontacea, Pseudosweetognathus, Ptilognathus, Rhodalepus, Roundya, Schopfodus, Sibiriodus, Steptotaxis, Subbryantodus, Tuxekania, Volgelgnathus, Windsorgnathus, Zieglericonus
Subtaxa: Declinognathodus noduliferus
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Carboniferous of Brazil (1 collection), China (2), Japan (1), Mexico (2), the Russian Federation (1), United States (5: California, Kentucky, Missouri)
Total: 12 collections including 16 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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