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Distacodus

Conodonta - Distacodidae

Taxonomy
Distacodus was named by Pander (1856).

It was assigned to Distacodidae by Harlton (1933).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1856Distacodus Pander
1933Distacodus Harlton p. 11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumConodontophorida()
classConodontaPander 1856
familyDistacodidaeUlrich and Bassler 1926
genusDistacodusPander 1856

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. †Distacodus Pander 1856
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†Distacodus oklahomensis Harlton 1933
†Distacodus procerus Ethington 1959
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 Dawan to the top of the Early/Lower Pennsylvanian or 478.60000 to 315.20000 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7China (HeBei) D. sp. (7958 7976 7977)
Tremadoc486.5 - 477.7China (JiangSu) D. sp. (7921)
Dawan478.6 - 468.1China (JiangSu) D. sp. (7927)
Arenig478.6 - 466.0China (HeBei) D. sp. (7956)
Whiterockian470.0 - 457.3USA (Nevada) D. symmetricus (105568)
Caradoc458.4 - 449.5Russian Federation (Siberia) D. sp. (9310)
Mohawkian457.3 - 451.0USA (Nevada) D. sp. (105563 105569)
Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (New York) D. falcatus (76092)
Chatfieldian453.8 - 451.0USA (New York) D. falcatus (337 76091)
Katian453.0 - 445.2Russian Federation (Siberia) D. sp. (9311)
Kralodvorian449.8 - 445.2Spain (Zaragoza) D. sp. (21057)
Pusgillian449.5 - 449.2Russian Federation (Siberia) D. sp. (9312)
Ludfordian425.6 - 423.0USA (Missouri) D. posterocostatus (180195 181025 181026)
Ludfordian - Pridoli425.6 - 419.2Western Sahara D. procerus (209258 209259 209260 209262)
Pridoli423.0 - 419.2Morocco D. obliquimarginatus (13933)
Early/Lower Pennsylvanian323.2 - 315.2USA (Oklahoma) D. oklahomensis (132870)