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Spathognathodus

Conodonta

Taxonomy
Spathognathodus was named by Branson and Mehl (1941). It is not extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Ozarkodina by Clark et al. (1981).

It was assigned to Conodonta by Stepanova (1990).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1941Spathognathodus Branson and Mehl
1990Spathognathodus Stepanova

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
RankNameAuthor
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumConodontophorida()
classConodontaPander 1856
genusSpathognathodusBranson and Mehl 1941

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.

G. †Spathognathodus Branson and Mehl 1941
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†Spathognathodus asymmetricus Bischoff and Sannemann 1958
†Spathognathodus dubius Ethington and Furnish 1962
†Spathognathodus fundamentus Walliser 1957
†Spathognathodus optimus Moskalenko 1966
†Spathognathodus transitans Bischoff and Sannemann 1958
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatitec
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
Reference: Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Ashgill to the top of the Anisian or 449.50000 to 242.00000 Ma

Collections (129 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sandbian - Katian458.4 - 445.2Russian Federation (Siberia) S. dolboricus (206502 206503)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.7Canada (Québec) S. elibatus (24575) S. sp. (24843)
Silurian443.8 - 419.2Malaysia S. sp. (181686 181687) S. sp. A, S. sp. B (181688)
Silurian - Devonian443.8 - 358.9Greece (Chios) S. stabilis (222758)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4USA (California) S. sp. A (226056)
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5USA (Wisconsin) S. elibatus (180226 180228)
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5Jordan S. sp. (3280)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4USA (Utah) S. sp. (185620)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4United Kingdom (England) S. n. sp. A., S. n. sp. B. (184764)
Niagaran438.0 - 421.3USA (Indiana) S. snadjri (22818)
Gorstian427.4 - 425.6Ukraine S. podolicus (23375)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0Canada (Yukon) S. sp. (23078)
Ludlow427.4 - 423.0China (Yunnan) S. crispus (27796) S. sp. (27771)
Ludlow - Pridoli427.4 - 419.2China (Yunnan) S. eosteinhornensis (27854)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0USA (Missouri) S. eosteinhornensis (181026 181027)
Ludfordian - Pridoli425.6 - 419.2Western Sahara S. dubius (209258 209259 209260 209262) S. fundamentus (209261)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2Ukraine S. crisups (23438)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2Russian Federation S. interpositus (23640)
Pridoli - Lochkovian423.0 - 410.8Thailand S. wurmi (13991)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Austria S. carinthiacus, S. stygius, S. transitans (13915)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Morocco S. frankenwaldensis, S. transitans, S. asymmetricus (13936)
Lochkovian419.2 - 410.8Czech Republic S. sp. (13897)
Helderbergian - Emsian419.2 - 393.3Austria S. sp. (26203)
Devonian419.2 - 358.9Canada (Yukon) S. sp. (114987)
Pragian - Emsian410.8 - 393.3Australia (Victoria) S. exiguus (25719)
Early/Lower Emsian409.1 - 402.5Italy S. sp. (26246 26249)
Emsian407.6 - 393.3Vietnam S. steinhornenis, S. optimus (83252)
Late/Upper Emsian402.5 - 391.9USA (California) S. sp. (225967)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Belgium (Namur) S. bipennatus (152849 152850)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Spain S. sp. (27711)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Belgium (Namur) S. bipennatus (152835 152836 152837 152838 152858 152859 152860 152861) S. planus (152852)
Early/Lower Frasnian383.7 - 382.4Russian Federation (Orenburgskaya Oblast) S. sannemann (83918)
Frasnian382.7 - 372.2Czech Republic (Moravia) S. strigosus (3764 3768)
Late/Upper Devonian - Carboniferous382.7 - 298.9Greece (Chios) S. bidentatus, S. sp. (222756) S. inortatus, S. stabilis (222750) S. stabilis (222753) S. strigosus (222754)
Late/Upper Devonian - Middle Triassic382.7 - 237.0Greece (Chios) S. bidentatus (222759)
Early/Lower Famennian376.1 - 370.6Czech Republic (Moravia) S. strigosus (3393 3395)
Famennian372.2 - 358.9China (Guangxi) S. disparilis (229268)
Famennian372.2 - 358.9Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) S. sp. (38643)
Middle Famennian370.6 - 364.7China (Guangxi) S. stabilis (12554 12741 12743)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7Germany (Ostsauerländer) S. costatus, S. aculeatus (217181)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7China (Guizhou) S. planiconvexus, S. strigosus, S. stabilis (234697) S. stabilis (234696) S. stabilis, S. strigosus (218956 218966) S. strigosus, S. planiconvexus, S. stabilis (234698)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7China (Guangxi) S. crassidentatus (12501) S. sp. (12500) S. stabilis (12548) S. stabilis, S. sp. (12551)
Hastarian358.9 - 353.8China (Guizhou) S. stabilis (218968 218970 218972 218974)
Hastarian358.9 - 353.8China (Guangxi) S. crassidentatus, S. stabilis (12496) S. stabilis (12497)
Hastarian - Kinderhookian358.9 - 352.0USA (Virginia) S. sp. (6995)
Kinderhookian358.9 - 352.0USA (California) S. sp. (225989)
Kinderhookian358.9 - 352.0USA (Virginia) S. sp. (7037)
Kinderhookian358.9 - 352.0USA (Montana) S. peculiaris, S. sp. (163813)
Early/Lower Mississippian358.9 - 346.7USA (California) S. anteposicornis (225971)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7China (Guangxi) S. stabilis (12494)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7China (Xinjiang) S. stabilis (58134)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7USA (Missouri) S. pulcher, S. sp. (11853) S. sp. (11219 11854 11855 11905 11906)
Carboniferous - Visean358.9 - 330.9China (Guangxi) S. stabilis (12452)
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2USA (Iowa) S. regularis (211320)
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2Afghanistan S. spiculus (99508)
Mississippian358.9 - 323.2China (Guangxi) S. sp. (12498)
Carboniferous - Triassic358.9 - 201.4Greece (Crete) S. orphanus (222771)
Ivorian353.8 - 346.7United Kingdom (Wales) S. stabilis (5873 5874 5875 5880 5881 5884 5885 5889 5890 5891 5893)
Osagean352.0 - 343.0USA (Ohio) S. macer (216618)
Osagean352.0 - 343.0USA (California) S. sp. (225972 225977 225981)
Osagean - Meramecian352.0 - 335.5USA (California) S. sp. (225973 225988)
Chadian346.7 - 340.0United Kingdom (Wales) S. scitulus (5896 5899 5901 5903 5905 5906)
Brigantian - Pendleian336.0 - 327.0USA (Pennsylvania) S. sp. (2774)
Westphalian A - Westphalian B318.7 - 314.6USA (Arizona) S. coloradoensis (92271)
Virgilian303.7 - 298.9USA (New Mexico) S. sp. (49709)
Anisian247.2 - 242.0Serbia and Montenegro (Kosovo) S. sp. (44716)
Anisian - Carnian247.2 - 228.0Greece (Chios) S. sp. (222769)