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Oulodus petilus

Conodonta - Conodontophorida

Taxonomy
Ligonodina petila was named by Nicoll and Rexroad (1968). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Oulodus petilus by Sweet and Schönlaub (1975).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
O. confluens, O. cristagalli, O. planus, O. serratus, O. velicuspis, O. ziegleri

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Ligonodina petila Nicoll and Rexroad
1975Oulodus petilus Sweet and Schönlaub

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassCyclostomataRichards
RankNameAuthor
orderConodontophorida
classConodontaPander 1856
orderPrioniodontida(Dzik 1976)
suborderPrioniodininaSweet 1988
genusOulodus
speciespetilus()

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.

†Oulodus petilus Nicoll and Rexroad 1968
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatitec
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-02-03 07:48:42
Modified: 2010-02-12 04:00:46
Source: c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Aberhan 1992, Carroll 1988

Age range: Telychian or 438.60000 to 432.90000 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9USA (Ohio) Ligonodina petila (181743 182044 182046 182048 182052 182127)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9USA (Indiana) Ligonodina petila (180932 180935)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9USA (Kentucky) Ligonodina petila (181734 181737 181739 181750 181756 181827 181828 181829)
Silurian443.1 - 419.62USA (Indiana) Ligonodina petila (180936)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9Estonia Oulodus petilus (183405 183410 183418 183422 183423 183425 183426)