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Chaetognatha (arrow worm)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1854Chaetognatha Leuckart
1998Chaetognatha Zrzavy et al.
2002Chaetognatha Sepkoski
2011Chaetognatha Edgecombe et al. p. 153 figs. Fig. 1
2012Chaetognatha Nielsen p. 304
2024Chaetognatha Park et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
RankNameAuthor
—Spiralia
—Chaetognathifera
phylumChaetognathaLeuckart 1854
phylumChaetognathaLeuckart 1854

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.

Ph. Chaetognatha Leuckart 1854 [arrow worm]
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Fm. †Amiskwidae Walcott 1911
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G. †Amiskwia Walcott 1911
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†Amiskwia sagittiformis Walcott 1911
G. †Eognathacantha Chen and Huang 2002
G. †Paucijaculum Schram 1973
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†Paucijaculum samamithion Schram 1973
Cl. †Protoconodonta Landing 1995
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G. †Mongolodus Missarzhevsky 1977
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†Mongolodus maximi Gravestock et al. 2001
†Mongolodus sulcus Parkhaev and Demidenko 2010
Invalid names: Maldeotaia Singh and Shukla 1981 [synonym]
G. †Protohertzina Missarzhevsky 1973
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†Protohertzina anabarica Missarzhevsky 1973
†Protohertzina cultrata Missarzhevsky 1977
†Protohertzina dabashanensis Yang and He 1984
†Protohertzina robusta Qian 1977
†Protohertzina siciformis Missarzhevsky 1973
†Protohertzina unguliformis Missarzhevsky 1973
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Invalid names: Emeidus primitivus Chen 1982 [synonym], Hastina bialata Yang and He 1984 [synonym]
Invalid names: Emeidus Chen 1982 [synonym], Hastina Yang and He 1984 [synonym]
Or. †Protoconodontida Landing 1995
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†Ganloudina longispina Yang and He 1984
†Ganloudina platybasala Yang and He 1984
G. †Glauderia Poulsen 1967
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†Glauderia multifidus Missarzhevsky and Mambetov 1981
G. †Kijacus Missarzhevsky and Mambetov 1981
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†Kijacus kijanicus Missarzhevsky 1966
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Invalid names: Leguminella He 1984 [synonym]
G. †Timorebestia Park et al. 2024
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†Timorebestia koprii Park et al. 2024
G. †Titerina
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: actively mobilep
Life habit: nektonicp
Diet: carnivorep
Comments: LIFE HISTORY: Pelagic, fully motile fast, carnivore according to Bambach et al (2007).p
Created: 2009-09-21 12:30:49
Modified: 2009-09-21 14:31:01
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Bambach et al. 2007

Age range: base of the Jinnigian to the top of the Westphalian D or 538.80000 to 307.50000 Ma

Collections (150 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Jinnigian538.8 - 530.7China (Yunnan) Mongolodus longispina, Mongolodus rostriformis, Protohertzina anabarica (201533 201537) Mongolodus rostriformis (201527 201539) Mongolodus rostriformis, Protohertzina anabarica (201528 201534) Protohertzina anabarica (201524) Protohertzina anabarica, Protohertzina unguliformis (201491) Protohertzina wangjiawanensis (106506)
Nemakit-Daldynian538.8 - 525.5China (Yunnan) Protohertzina anabarica, Protohertzina unguliformis (96432) Protohertzina sp. (96322)
Nemakit-Daldynian538.8 - 525.5Kazakhstan Protohertzina anabarica (99319 99358) Protohertzina anabarica, Protohertzina unguliformis (99294 99295 99304)
Nemakit-Daldynian538.8 - 525.5Russian Federation (Krasnoyarsk Krai) Protohertzina anabarica (233192 233193)
Nemakit-Daldynian538.8 - 525.5China (Hunan) Protohertzina anabarica, Protohertzina siciformis, Protohertzina unguliformis (97714)
Nemakit-Daldynian538.8 - 525.5Russian Federation (Krasnoyarsk) Protohertzina anabarica (99483)
Nemakit-Daldynian538.8 - 525.5China (Shaanxi) Paracanthodus variabilis, Protohertzina anabarica, Protohertzina unguliformis (86619) Protoconodontida indet. (86572 86573) Protohertzina anabarica, Protohertzina unguliformis (86552 86554 86555 86556 86561 86562) Protohertzina unguliformis (86553 86557 86558 86560 86564 86566 86567 86568 86569 86570 86571 86620)
Nemakit-Daldynian538.8 - 525.5Iran Protohertzina anabarica (10526) Protohertzina sp. (10522)
Nemakit-Daldynian538.8 - 525.5Russian Federation (Siberia) Protohertzina anabarica, Protohertzina unguliformis (50340 50414) Protohertzina ungullformis (50427) Protohertzina ungullformis, Protohertzina anabarica (50424 50425)
Nemakit-Daldynian538.8 - 525.5Mongolia (Govi-Altay) Protohertzina anabarica (99556) Protohertzina sp., Protohertzina anabarica (99557) Protohertzina unguliformis (99555)
Nemakit-Daldynian538.8 - 525.5India Protohertzina anabarica, Maldeotaia bandalica (99560)
Nemakit-Daldynian538.8 - 525.5China (Sichuan) Paracanthodus variabilis, Protohertzina unguliformis (232841) Protohertzina anabarica, Protohertzina unguliformis, Ganloudina symmetrica (232842) Protohertzina sp. (8088)
Nemakit-Daldynian538.8 - 525.5China (Hubei) Protohertzina sp. (10499 97556)
Nemakit-Daldynian538.8 - 525.5Russian Federation (Sakha) Protohertzina anabarica (99228) Protohertzina ungulata (99461)
Nemakit-Daldynian - Tommotian538.8 - 521.0China (Hubei) Protohertzina anabarica, Protohertzina unguliformis (155448 155462 155464 155466)
Early/Lower Cambrian538.8 - 509.0China (Sichuan) Mongolodus longispinus, Protohertzina anabarica (86617)
Early/Lower Cambrian538.8 - 509.0China (Shaanxi) Mongolodus longispina, Mongolodus platybasalis, Protohertzina unguliformis (86588) Mongolodus longispina, Protohertzina unguliformis (86592) Mongolodus platybasalis, Protohertzina unguliformis (86586 86587) Protohertzina unguliformis (86579 86580 86582 86583 86584 86585 86589 86590 86591) Protohertzina unguliformis, Protohertzina anabarica (86593)
Meishucunian - Nemakit-Daldynian530.7 - 525.5China (Yunnan) Protohertzina anabarica (96451) Protohertzina anabarica, Protohertzina siciformis, Protohertzina unguliformis (96431 96433)
Meishucunian530.7 - 521.0China (Shaanxi) Protohertzina sp. (107774)
Meishucunian530.7 - 521.0China (Yunnan) Mongolodus rostriformis (201529)
Meishucunian530.7 - 521.0China (Zhejiang) Kijacus kijanicus (108039) Protohertzina anabarica, Protohertzina unguliformis (108038)
Meishucunian530.7 - 521.0China (Hubei) Protohertzina anabarica (107634 107635 107636 107665 107789) Protohertzina anabarica, Protohertzina robusta (106524) Protohertzina anabarica, Protohertzina unguliformis (155446 155468 155469 155471 155473) Protohertzina sp. (108414)
Meishucunian530.7 - 521.0China (Guizhou) Protohertzina anabarica (106508 106516) Protohertzina sp., Protohertzina anabarica (106519)
Meishucunian530.7 - 521.0China (Sichuan) Ganloudina symmetrica (108041) Hastina bialata, Ganloudina platybasala, Ganloudina longispina, Protohertzina dabashanensis, Hastina quadrigoniata (107389) Leguminella serrata (107390) Paracanthodus variabilis, Protohertzina anabarica, Protohertzina siciformis, Protohertzina unguliformis (108312)
Tommotian525.5 - 521.0India Ganloudina sp., Protohertzina anabarica, Protohertzina siciformis (140175) Protohertzina siciformis, Protohertzina unguliformis (87099)
Tommotian525.5 - 521.0Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) Maldeotaia bandalica (87332) Protohertzina anabarica, Maldeotaia bandalica (87334)
Tommotian525.5 - 521.0Kazakhstan Kijacus kijanicus (99298) Protohertzina siciformis (99296 99305 99321 99322 99352 99354 99360) Protohertzina siciformis, Kijacus kijanicus (99297)
Tommotian525.5 - 521.0United Kingdom (Warwickshire) Glauderia mirabilis (10252 10253)
Tommotian525.5 - 521.0China (Hubei) Protohertzina anabarica, Protohertzina unguliformis (155441 155442 155444)
Tommotian525.5 - 521.0China (Yunnan) Protohertzina unguliformis, Mongolodus sulcus (171902)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Kazakhstan Glauderia multifidus (99301 99302 99332) Kijacus kijanicus, Protohertzina cultrata (99299 99300)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Greenland (Peary Land) Timorebestia koprii (90574)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0Canada (Nova Scotia) Protohertzina anabarica (9385)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0China (Zhejiang) Protohertzina anabarica (96666)
Atdabanian521.0 - 516.0China (Yunnan) Amiskwia sinica (68083)
Atdabanian - Botomian521.0 - 512.9Canada (Nova Scotia) Protohertzina anabarica (9391)
Branchian517.1 - 509.0United Kingdom (England) Protohertzina cultrata (79935) Protohertzina sp. indet. (79928)
Botomian516.0 - 512.9Australia (South Australia) Mongolodus rostriformis, Protohertzina siciformis (97751)
Botomian516.0 - 512.9Kazakhstan Glauderia multifidus (99362)
Delamaran511.2 - 506.5Canada (British Columbia) Chaetognatha indet. A (84424 84426) Chaetognatha indet. A, Amiskwia sagittiformis (84428)
Amgan510.2 - 504.5Russian Federation (Siberia) Protoconodonta indet. (110619 110820 110821 110822)
Solvan510.2 - 504.5Russian Federation (Siberia) Protoconodonta indet. (49429 49430 110823 110824)
Westphalian D309.8 - 307.5USA (Illinois) Paucijaculum samamithion (122493 151848)