†family Plectodinidae Sweet 1988 (conodont)

Conodonta - Prioniodontida - Plectodinidae

Full reference: W. C. Sweet. 1988. The Conodonta: Morphology, Taxonomy, Paleoecology, and Evolutionary History of a Long-extinct Animal Phylum 1-212

Parent taxon: Prioniodontida according to W. C. Sweet 1988

Sister taxa: Acodontidae, Anticostiodus, Balognathidae, Balognathoidea, Cyrtoniodontidae, Distomodontidae, Histiodella, Multioistodontidae, Oepikodus, Oistodontidae, Paracordylodontidae, Paracordylodus, Periodontidae, Phragmodus, Prioniodinida, Prioniodinina, Prioniodontacea, Rhipidognathidae, Sagittodontina, Strachanognathidae

Subtaxa: Scyphiodus Tangshanodus

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Type: Plectodina

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution:

• Arenig of China (5 collections)

• Ordovician of Australia (1), China (1), United States (2: Minnesota)

Total: 9 collections each including a single occurrence

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