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Polygnathus varcus

Conodonta - Conodontophorida - Polygnathidae

Taxonomy

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. brevis, P. carinata, P. rugicosta, P. szulczewskii

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1940Polygnathus varcus Stauffer p. 430 figs. pl. 60 f. 49, 53, 55
1971Polygnathus varcus Orr pp. 53 - 54 figs. pl. 5 f. 4-8

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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
speciesvarcus

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 varcus Stauffer 1940
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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 Eifelian to the top of the Early/Lower Frasnian or 393.47000 to 379.00000 Ma

Collections (142 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eifelian393.47 - 387.95Germany (Sauerland) Polygnathus varcus (229644)
Eifelian - Middle Givetian393.47 - 383.4Morocco Polygnathus varcus (221396)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Poland Polygnathus varcus (145726 145929)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Russian Federation (Sakha) Polygnathus varcus (82745)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Iran Polygnathus varcus (214731 214732)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Morocco Polygnathus varcus (144753 144754 144755 144913 144914 144915 144916 145437 145438 145446 145447 145448 145450 145451 145453 148835 148839 148864 149349 152826 152828 152910 152914 152915 152916 152917 152918 152919 152920 152921 152922 152927 152928 152929 152953 152955 186440 186441 186442)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Italy (Friuli) Polygnathus varcus (146011 146013 146014 146016)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Russian Federation (Arkhangel'skaya Oblast') Polygnathus varcus (40712)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Spain (Aragon) Polygnathus varcus (40446)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Germany (Hessen) Polygnathus varcus (149667 149668 149669 149670 149671 149672 149673 149675 149677 149678 149680 149682 150679 150680 150681 150682 150683 150684 150685 150686 150687 150688 150689 150690 150691 150693 150694 150695 150696 150697 150698 150699)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31France (Languedoc-Roussillon) Polygnathus varcus (149660 149663)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Germany (Arnsberg) Polygnathus varcus (150517 150518 150519 150523 150524 150527 150528 150529 150530 150533 150536 150537 150538 150539 150540 150541 150542 150543)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31China (Guangxi) Polygnathus varcus (3968 4846)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31France Polygnathus varcus (149444 149446 149447 149449 149450 149451 149453 149455 149456 149458 149459 149479 149480 149485)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31USA (Michigan) Polygnathus varcus (55088)
Givetian387.95 - 382.31Spain Polygnathus varcus (27619 27710 144605 144606 144608 144610 144611 144616 144617 145828 145839 145840)
Late/Upper Givetian383.4 - 382.31Spain Polygnathus varcus (27612)
Early/Lower Frasnian382.31 - 379.0Bulgaria Polygnathus varcus (240762)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Germany Polygnathus varcus (228578 228580 228591 228593)
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Morocco Polygnathus varcus (148865 148866 149347)