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Mestognathidae

Conodontophorida - Mestognathidae

Taxonomy
Mestognathidae was named by Austin and Rhodes (1981). It is not extant. Its type is Mestognathus.

It was assigned to Conodontophorida by Clark et al. (1981).

Subtaxa
Mestognathus (type genus)
Entered
by P. Novack-Gottshall on 2022-12-02; modified by P. Novack-Gottshall on 2022-12-03

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Mestognathidae Austin and Rhodes p. W172
1981Mestognathidae Clark et al. p. W103

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumVertebrata
superclassCyclostomataRichards
orderConodontophorida
familyMestognathidaeAustin and Rhodes 1981
familyMestognathidaeAustin and Rhodes 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. †Mestognathidae Austin and Rhodes 1981
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G. †Mestognathus Bischoff
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available