Parent taxon: Conodonta according to H. A. Armstrong 1990
See also Clark et al. 1981
Sister taxa: Acodina, Aldridgeodus, Aldridgeognathus, Amphigeisinidae, Ancidontus, Ancyrogondolella, Apteracontiodus, Belodellida, Branmehla, Chengyuania, Coleodontidae, Costiconus, Dasytodus, Diaphanodus, Dischidognathus, Distacodidae, Dolborodina, Enantiognathus, Eofalodus, Euconodonta, Euconodonta, Euconodonta, Fahraeosodus, Falcodus, Gagievodus, Gobduntaulepis, Heterdontoides, Hindeodella andrusovi, Iowagnathus, Llandoverygnathus, Lundodus, Minimodus, Nasusgnathus, Noixodontus, Omanognathus, Oslodus, Ozarkodinida, Palmatodella, Panderodontida, Pandorinella, Paraconodontida, Parvigondolella, Pollognathus, Polygnathida, Polyplacognathida, Prioniodontida, Protopanderodontida, Pseudobelodella, Rexroadus, Rhynchognathodus, Rotundoconus, Sagittodontus, Silurognathus, Spathognathodus, Tardogondolella, Tokognathus, Trichonodella, Youngquistognathus
Subtaxa: Zygognathus manifestus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution:
• Ordovician to Silurian of United States (1: California collection)
• Ordovician of China (2), the Russian Federation (6), Spain (2), United States (1: Nevada)
Total: 12 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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