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Strachanognathidae

Conodonta - Conodontophorida - Strachanognathidae

Taxonomy
Strachanognathidae was named by Bergstrom (1981). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Distacodontacea by Clark et al. (1981); to Conodonta by Dzik (1994); and to Prioniodontida by Armstrong (1997).

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by P. Wagner on 2016-02-23; modified by P. Novack-Gottshall on 2022-12-02

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Strachanognathidae Bergstrom p. W147
1981Strachanognathidae Clark et al. p. W103
1994Strachanognathidae Dzik p. 60
1997Strachanognathidae Armstrong p. 788

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassCyclostomataRichards
orderConodontophorida
classConodontaPander 1856
orderPrioniodontida(Dzik 1976)
familyStrachanognathidaeBergstrom 1981
familyStrachanognathidaeBergstrom 1981

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Fm. †Strachanognathidae Bergstrom 1981
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G. †Decoriconus Cooper 1976
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Decoriconus fragilis Branson and Mehl 1933
Decoriconus minutus Serpagli 1967
G. †Scabbardella Orchard 1980
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Scabbardella altipes Hennigsmoen 1948
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. Dzik 1994Apparatus composed of elements of approximately uniform size with smooth gradation of shapes, forming a single symmetry tran sition series (ne elements in advanced forms may be somewhat separated morphologically). Symmetrical elements, if present, of very generalized morphology.