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Prioniodinida

Conodonta - Conodontophorida

Taxonomy
Prioniodinida was named by Sweet (1988).

It was assigned to Conodonta by Sweet (1988), Pyle and Barnes (2002); and to Prioniodontida by Maekawa and Igo (2014).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Prioniodinida Sweet
2002Prioniodinida Pyle and Barnes p. 111
2014Prioniodinida Maekawa and Igo p. 268

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassCyclostomataRichards
orderConodontophorida
classConodontaPander 1856
orderPrioniodontida(Dzik 1976)
orderPrioniodinidaSweet 1988
orderPrioniodinidaSweet 1988

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.

Or. †Prioniodinida Sweet 1988
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Fm. †Chirognathidae Branson and Mehl 1944
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G. †Curtognathus Branson and Mehl 1933
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Invalid names: Cardiodella Branson and Mehl 1955 [synonym]
G. †Spinodus Dzik 1976
Fm. †Prioniodinidae Bassler 1925
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G. †Aspelundia Savage 1985
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†Aspelundia fluegeli Walliser 1964
G. †Diadelognathus Nicoll and Rexroad 1969
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†Diadelognathus excertus Nicoll and Rexroad 1969
G. †Idioprioniodus Gunnell 1933
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†Idioprioniodus camurus Gunnell 1933
†Idioprioniodus striatus Gunnell 1933
†Idioprioniodus typus Gunnell 1933
Invalid names: Neoprioniodus Rhodes and Müller 1956 [synonym]
G. †Prioniodina Ulrich and Bassler 1925
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Subg. †Prioniodina (Flabellignathus) Gedik 1975
†Prioniodina alternata Ulrich and Bassler 1926
†Prioniodina ctenoides Tatge 1956
†Prioniodina powellensis Stauffer 1938
†Prioniodina subcurvata Ulrich and Bassler 1925
Invalid names: Prioniodella Rhodes 1953 [synonym]
G. †Pristognathus Stone and Furnish 1959
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G. †Pseudolonchodina Zhou et al. 1981
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†Pseudolonchodina expansa Armstrong 1990
†Pseudolonchodina fluegeli Walliser 1964
Invalid names: Aspeluindia Savage 1985 [synonym]
G. †Pseudooneotodus Drygant 1974
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†Pseudooneotodus beckmanni Bischoff and Sannemann 1958
†Pseudooneotodus bicornis Drygant 1974
†Pseudooneotodus boreensis Bischoff and Sannemann 1958
†Pseudooneotodus linguicornis Calner and Jeppsson 2003
†Pseudooneotodus mitratus Moskalenko 1973
†Pseudooneotodus tricornis Drygant 1974
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 Arenigian to the top of the Oretian or 477.10000 to 221.00000 Ma

Collections (1358 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Ordovician486.85 - 471.3Canada (British Columbia) Pseudooneotodus a (177772)
Arenigian - Llanvirn477.1 - 458.2USA (Alaska) Prioniodina flabellum (114858)
Dapingian471.3 - 469.4Canada (Newfoundland) Spinodus wardi (210494 210496 210497 210498 210500 210501)
Dapingian471.3 - 469.4China (Anhui) Spinodus spinatus (203674 203680)
Middle Ordovician471.3 - 458.2Canada (British Columbia) Curtognathus spp. (177778)
Whiterockian471.3 - 457.3Canada (British Columbia) Curtognathus spp. (177928)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2Russian Federation Cardiodella lyrata (231580 234935)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2China (Zhejiang) Spinodus spinatus (223088)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2New Zealand Spinodus sp. (210504 210505)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2China (Anhui) Spinodus spinatus (203668)

Youngest occurrences
Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Ladinian - Carnian241.464 - 227.3Greece Prioniodina muelleri (222709)
Ladinian - Carnian241.464 - 227.3Timor-Leste Prioniodella ctenoides (213502)
Ladinian - Norian241.464 - 205.7Greece Prioniodina muelleri (222734)
Longobardian239.48 - 237.0Spain (Alicante) Prioniodina muelleri (202238)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Hungary Prioniodina norica, Prioniodina muelleri, Prioniodina venusta, Prioniodella prioniodellides, Hibbardella pectiniformis (99502)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Israel Prioniodina sp., Prioniodella decrescens (41693)
Carnian237.0 - 227.3Greece (Hydra) Prioniodina kochi, Prioniodella decrescens (222738)
Carnian - Norian237.0 - 205.7Greece Prioniodina muelleri (222716 222731 222733) Prioniodina petrae, Prioniodella decrescens (222714)
Oretian227.5 - 221.0New Zealand Prioniodina sp. (137846)
Norian227.3 - 205.7Greece Prioniodina sweeti (222701) Prioniodina sweeti, Prioniodina muelleri, Prioniodina sp. (222702)