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Lochriea commutata

Conodonta - Conodontophorida

Taxonomy
Spathognathodus commutatus was named by Branson and Mehl (1941).

It was recombined as Gnathodus commutatus by Thompson and Goebel (1969); it was recombined as Paragnathodus commutatus by Ji (1986); it was recombined as Lochriea commutata by Scott (1942), Krumhardt et al. (1996).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1941Spathognathodus commutatus Branson and Mehl p. 172 figs. pl. V, figs. 19-22
1942Lochriea commutata Scott
1969Gnathodus commutatus Thompson and Goebel pp. 23-24 figs. pl. 4 f. 4, 6-7
1986Paragnathodus commutatus Ji figs. pl. 2, figs. 1-4, 5?, 6
1996Lochriea commutata Krumhardt et al. p. 46 figs. pl. 3 f. 26-27

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassCyclostomataRichards
RankNameAuthor
orderConodontophorida
classConodontaPander 1856
orderOzarkodinidaDzik 1976
suborderOzarkodininaDzik 1976
superfamilyPolygnathaceaBassler 1925
genusLochrieaScott 1942
speciescommutata(Branson 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.

Lochriea commutata Branson and Mehl 1941
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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: Carroll 1988, Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Devonian to the top of the Pennsylvanian or 382.31000 to 298.90000 Ma

Collections (19 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Devonian382.31 - 358.86Greece (Chios) Gnathodus commutatus (222751)
Late/Upper Devonian - Carboniferous382.31 - 298.9Greece (Chios) Gnathodus commutatus (222753 222754 222755 222756)
Mississippian358.86 - 323.4Greece (Chios) Lochriea commutata (222752 222757)
Carboniferous358.86 - 298.9China (Guangxi) Paragnathodus commutatus (12449 12450 12451)
Visean346.7 - 330.3Russian Federation Lochriea commutata (52937)
Visean - Serpukhovian346.7 - 323.4Russian Federation Lochriea commutata (52938)
Chesterian335.4 - 323.4USA (Alabama) Gnathodus commutatus (2853)
Arnsbergian326.9 - 323.6Spain Lochriea commutata (162366 162370 162371 162372)
Arnsbergian326.9 - 323.6China (Ningxia) Paragnathodus commutatus (671)
Pennsylvanian323.4 - 298.9USA (Utah) Gnathodus commutatus (12780)