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Thelodontida

Taxonomy
Thelodontida is a superclass. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Thelodonti by Obruchev (1964) and Sansom and Elliott (2002); and to Craniata by Long (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Thelodontida Obruchev p. 45
2002Thelodontida Sansom and Elliott p. 868
2011Thelodontida Long p. 241

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
RankNameAuthor
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumCraniata
superclassThelodontida
superclassThelodontida

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.

Supercl. †Thelodontida
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Fm. †Coelolepidae Pander 1856
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G. †Larolepis Sansom and Elliott 2002
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†Larolepis darbyi Sansom and Elliott 2002
G. †Thelodus Agassiz 1839
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†Thelodus calvus Marss and Karatajute-Talimaa 2002
†Thelodus hoskinsi Giffin 1979
†Thelodus laevis Pander 1856
†Thelodus parvidens Agassiz 1839
†Thelodus scoticus Traquair 1898
†Thelodus trilobatus Hoppe 1931
G. †Turinia Traquair 1896
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†Turinia pagei Powrie 1870
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Invalid names: Cephalopterus pagei Powrie 1870 [synonym]
†Turinia polita Karatajute-Talimaa 1978
Invalid names: Palaeodontidae Obruchev 1964 [empty], Turiniidae Obruchev 1964 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatitesubp
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Created: 2007-09-27 04:49:26
Modified: 2017-03-09 14:07:44
Source: subp = subphylum, p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Franklinian to the top of the Frasnian or 457.30000 to 372.20000 Ma

Collections (124 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Franklinian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Larolepis darbyi (90381)
Silurian443.8 - 419.2United Kingdom (england) Thelodontida indet. (22722)
Silurian443.8 - 419.2United Kingdom (England) Thelodontida indet. (22720 22721)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4Russian Federation Thelodus sp. (90394)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4Russian Federation Thelodus sp. (90400)
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5United Kingdom Thelodus sp. (182352)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4Russian Federation Thelodus sp., Thelodus calvus (90399)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4Lithuania Thelodus sp. (207352)
Homerian430.5 - 427.4Sweden Thelodus laevis (179986 179987 179988 179989 179990)
Homerian430.5 - 427.4China (Junnan) Thelodus sinensis (182556)
Jaagarahu428.2 - 422.9Estonia Thelodus schmidti, Thelodus laevis (13822)
Gorstian427.4 - 425.6United Kingdom Thelodus laevis (182309) Thelodus parvidens (182295) Thelodus sp. (182296 182297 182301 182302 182303 182311 182312 182317 182325 182328)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0Lithuania Thelodus sp. (207351)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0Russian Federation Thelodus sp. 1, Thelodus sp., Thelodus schmidti, Thelodus calvus (90326)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0United Kingdom Thelodus parvidens (182179)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0United Kingdom (Scotland) Thelodus sp. (26896)
Rootsikula426.2 - 422.9Estonia Thelodus schmidti, Thelodus pugniformis, Thelodus bicostatus, Thelodus laevis (13824) Thelodus schmidti, Thelodus pugniformis, Thelodus laevis (13823)
Rootsikula426.2 - 422.9Norway Thelodus laevis (14308)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0United Kingdom Thelodus parvidens (182191 182192 182256 182257 182266) Thelodus parvidens, Thelodus trilobatus (182193 182230 182252 182254 182255) Thelodus sp. (182245 182248 182258 182275 182276 182286) Thelodus sp., Thelodus parvidens (182233 182238 182247 182260 182264 182267 182269 182270) Thelodus sp., Thelodus parvidens, Thelodus trilobatus (182222 182235 182239 182263 182265 182268)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0Sweden (Gotland) Thelodus parviden (13820)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0Estonia (Saaremaa) Thelodus parvidens (191665)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0United Kingdom (England) Thelodus parvidens (8307) Thelodus sp. (26911 182225 182226) Thelodus sp., Thelodus parvidens (182224) Thelodus sp., Thelodus parvidens, Thelodus trilobatus (182227 182228 182231 182232) Thelodus trilobatus (182223)
Kaugetuma423.0 - 421.5Estonia Thelodus parvidens (195606)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2United Kingdom Thelodus parvidens (179238 179263 182047 182170 182171 182173 182176 182184 182187 182188) Thelodus parvidens, Thelodus trilobatus (182180 182189 182190) Thelodus sp. (179265 182174 182185) Thelodus sp., Thelodus parvidens (182181 182183) Thelodus sp., Thelodus parvidens, Thelodus trilobatus (179262 179264 182172 182177 182178 182182)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2United Kingdom (England) Thelodus sp. (26914 26915)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2Estonia Thelodus costatus, Thelodus parvidens (13830) Thelodus parvidens (13829)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2United Kingdom (Shropshire) Thelodus parvidens (132714)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2Canada (New Brunswick) Thelodus macintoshi (161318)
Paadla422.9 - 419.2Estonia Thelodus schmidti, Thelodus laevis (13825) Thelodus schmidti, Thelodus parvidens, Thelodus laevis, Thelodus trilobatus (13826) Thelodus schmidti, Thelodus traquari, Thelodus parvidens (13827)
Paadla422.9 - 419.2Estonia (Saaremaa) Thelodus carinatus, Thelodus laevis (195601)
Ohesaare421.5 - 419.2Estonia Thelodus pugniformis, Thelodus bicostatus, Thelodus costatus, Thelodus traquairi, Thelodus sp., Thelodus parvidens, Thelodus trilobatus (13831)
Ohesaare421.5 - 419.2Estonia (Saare) Thelodus traquairi, Thelodus parvidens (193837)
Kuressaare421.3 - 419.2Estonia (Saare) Thelodus sculptilis, Thelodus admirabilis, Thelodus parvidens (195605)
Kuressaare421.3 - 419.2Estonia Thelodus costatus, Thelodus sculptilis, Thelodus parvidens, Thelodus trilobatus (13828)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8United Kingdom Turinia pagei (179235)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Russian Federation Turinia sp. 1, Turinia polita, Turinia pagei (90330)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8United Kingdom (Scotland) Turinia sp. (26908)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8United Kingdom (England) Turinia pagei (90352)
Lochkovian - Pragian419.2 - 407.6Ukraine Thelodus scoticus (23447)
Early/Lower Devonian419.2 - 393.3Bolivia Turinia gondwana (25592)
Pragian410.8 - 407.6Russian Federation Turinia pagei (90331)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Australia (New South Wales) Turinia hutkensis (232510)