Colaptoconus Kennedy 1994 (conodont)

Conodonta - Protopanderodontida - Protopanderodontidae

Synonym: Glyptoconus Kennedy 1980 [replaced name]

Full reference: D. J. Kennedy. 1994. Colaptoconus (Conodonta), a replacement name for Glyptoconus Kennedy, 1981, non Glyptoconus von Moellendorff, 1894. Journal of Paleontology 68(6):1417-1417

Parent taxon: Protopanderodontidae according to L. J. Pyle and C. R. Barnes 2002

See also Kennedy 1994, Sepkoski 2002 and Sweet 1988

Sister taxa: Drepanodus, Eucharodus, Juanognathus, Monocostodus, Parutahconus, Planusodus, Polycostatus, Protopanderodus, Scolopodus, Staufferella, Striatodontus, Stultodontus, Variabiloconus, Ventricodus

Subtaxa: Colaptoconus quadraplicatus

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Type: Scolopodus quadraplicatus

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Arenig of the Russian Federation (1 collection)

• Ordovician of Argentina (1), Canada (2: Newfoundland and Labrador, Quebec), United States (2: Montana, Utah)

• Tremadoc of Argentina (2), Canada (2: British Columbia), China (7), South Korea (1)

Total: 18 collections including 19 occurrences

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