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Conservatella conservativa

Conodonta - Conodontophorida - Gondolellidae

Taxonomy
Ctenognathus conservativa was named by Müller (1956). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Dinner Springs Canyon, which is in a Smithian marine limestone in Nevada.

It was recombined as Spathognathodus conservativa by Nogami (1968); it was recombined as Smithodus conservativa by Buryi (1989); it was recombined as Conservatella conservativa by Orchard and Zonneveld (2009), Maekawa and Igo (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1956Ctenognathus conservativa Müller p. 821 figs. Pl 95, fig 25
1968Spathognathodus conservativa Nogami
1989Smithodus conservativa Buryi
2009Conservatella conservativa Orchard and Zonneveld p. 778 figs. pl. 13 p. 31-34
2014Conservatella conservativa Maekawa and Igo p. 190 figs. 138-140, 141.1-141.6

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassCyclostomataRichards
RankNameAuthor
orderConodontophorida
classConodontaPander 1856
orderOzarkodinidaDzik 1976
familyGondolellidaeLindstrom 1970
subfamilyMullerinaeOrchard 2005
genusConservatella
speciesconservativa()

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.

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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: Aberhan 1992, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Smithian to the top of the Aegean or 249.90000 to 244.99000 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Timor-Leste Spathognathodus conservativa (213495)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1Vietnam Conservatella conservativa (155480 155481 155483 155484 155486 155488 155489 155491 155492 155540)
Smithian249.9 - 248.1USA (Nevada) Ctenognathus conservativa (type locality: 44225)
Aegean246.7 - 244.99Timor-Leste Spathognathodus conservativa (213512)