Conodonta - Prioniodontida - Distomodontidae
Synonyms: Distomodus simplex Branson and Branson 1947, Drepanodus simplex Branson and Branson 1947
Full reference: E. B. Branson and C. C. Branson. 1947. Lower Silurian Conodonts from Kentucky. Journal of Paleontology 21(6):549-556
Belongs to Distomodus according to E. B. Branson and C. C. Branson 1947
See also Walliser 1964 and Zhang and Barnes 2002
Sister taxa: Distomodus combinatus, Distomodus staurognathoides
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Silurian of Argentina (1 collection), Canada (32: Cape Manning, Cornwallis Island, Quebec, Québec), China (1), Jordan (1), Mongolia (6), Norway (9), Poland (1), the Russian Federation (14), Sweden (1), United States (56: Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Nevada, Ohio, Wisconsin)
• Ordovician to Silurian of Canada (1: Québec)
• Ordovician of Canada (1: Québec), Sweden (1)
Total: 125 collections including 126 occurrences
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