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Polygnathus wapanuckensis

Conodonta - Conodontophorida - Polygnathidae

Taxonomy
Polygnathus wapanuckensis was named by Harlton (1933). Its type specimen is USNM 85530 and is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Johns Valley Shale, Ouachita Mountains loc. 11, which is in a Pennsylvanian marine shale in the Johns Valley Formation of Oklahoma.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
P. abbessensis, P. aequalis, P. alatus, P. alexanderensis, P. alvenus, P. alveoliposticus, P. ancyrognathoides, P. ancyrognathoideus, P. anguistidiscus, P. angusticostata, P. angustidiscus, P. ansatus, P. aspelundi, P. azigomorphus, P. bagialensis, P. bartensis, P. beckmanni, P. benderi, P. bischoffi, P. borealis, P. bouckerti, P. brevicarina, P. brevilamiformis, P. brevilaminus, P. brevilaminus, P. brevis, P. bryanti, P. bultynck, P. bultyncki, P. busmakovi, P. caelatus, P. capollocki, P. carinata, P. churkini, P. collieri, P. communis, P. communis, P. cooperi, P. cooperi, P. costatus, P. costatus, P. costatus, P. costatus, P. cotatus, P. cracens, P. cristatus, P. cristatus, P. cristatus, P. curtigladius, P. dapoushangensis, P. dehiscens, P. dehiscens, P. dehiscens, P. delenitor, P. delicatolus, P. dengleri, P. distortus, P. docorosus, P. duolingshanensis, P. eberleini, P. eiflius, P. elegantulus, P. ensensis, P. eoglaber, P. evidens, P. experplexus, P. extralobatus, P. fallax, P. flabellum, P. flaccidus, P. foliformis, P. foveolatus, P. glaber, P. glaber, P. glaber, P. glaber, P. gracilis, P. granulosus, P. granulosus, P. gronbergi, P. hassi, P. hemiansatus, P. hieroglyphica, P. hindei, P. homoirregularis, P. imparilis, P. inoratus, P. inornatus, P. inortata, P. intermedius, P. inversus, P. inversus, P. kennettensis, P. kitabicus, P. klapperi, P. kluepfeli, P. klugi, P. kockelianus, P. krestovnikovi, P. kuradjalis, P. lacinatus, P. lanei, P. laticostatus, P. latifossatus, P. latus, P. lauriformis, P. lenzi, P. limitaris, P. linguiformis, P. linguiformis, P. linguiformis, P. linguiformis, P. linguiformis, P. linguiformis, P. linguiformis, P. linguiformis, P. linguiformis, P. linguiformis, P. linguiformis, P. ljaschenkoi, P. lobatus, P. lodinensis, P. longiposticus, P. magnidentatus, P. mehli, P. mehli, P. micrificus, P. minutus, P. morgani, P. nodocostata, P. nodocostatus, P. nodocostatus, P. nodocostatus, P. nodocostatus, P. normalia, P. norrisi, P. nothoperbonus, P. obliquicostatus, P. obliquimarginatus, P. obtectus, P. ordinatus, P. ovalis, P. ovatinodosus, P. pacificus, P. padovanii, P. pannonicus, P. paradecorosus, P. parapetus, P. partitus, P. patulus, P. pennatuloidea, P. pennatuloideus, P. pennatus, P. perbonus, P. perplexus, P. pinguis, P. pirenae, P. pireneae, P. planarius, P. planirostratus, P. platyobliquemarginatus, P. politus, P. pomeranicus, P. porrectus, P. posterus, P. postinodosus, P. praepolitus, P. praetrigonicus, P. procerus, P. procerus, P. proprius, P. psuedofoliatus, P. pugiunculus, P. pupus, P. pura, P. purus, P. purus, P. purus, P. quadratus, P. rarus, P. reimersi, P. rhenanus, P. robusticostatus, P. rostratus, P. rugosa, P. rugosus, P. sagita, P. sagittaria, P. samueli, P. secus, P. semialternans, P. semicostatus, P. semicostatus, P. serotinus, P. sinuosus, P. sokolovi, P. sp, P. speculiferus, P. spicatus, P. squalidus, P. strongi, P. styriaca, P. styriacus, P. sublanus, P. subnormalis, P. subplanus, P. subserratus, P. symmetricus, P. szulczewskii, P. tafilensis, P. tamara, P. tenellus, P. timorensis, P. trigonicus, P. triphylatus, P. triphyllatus, P. unicornis, P. unilabius, P. variabilis, P. variabilis, P. vogesi, P. volhynicus, P. xylus, P. xylus, P. zieglerianus, P. zikmundovae, P. zinaidae, P. znepolensis, P. szulczewskii

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Polygnathus wapanuckensis Harlton p. 15 figs. pl. 4, figs. 13a-c

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassCyclostomataRichards
orderConodontophorida
RankNameAuthor
classConodontaPander 1856
orderOzarkodinidaDzik 1976
suborderOzarkodininaDzik 1976
superfamilyPolygnathaceaBassler 1925
familyPolygnathidaeBassler 1925
genusPolygnathusHinde 1879
specieswapanuckensis

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.

Polygnathus wapanuckensis Harlton 1933
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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: Early/Lower Pennsylvanian or 323.40000 to 315.20000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pennsylvanian323.4 - 315.2USA (Oklahoma) Polygnathus wapanuckensis (type locality: 132879)