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Belodina compressa

Conodonta - Conodontophorida - Panderodontidae

Taxonomy
Belodus compressus was named by Branson and Mehl (1933) [= Belodina dispansa (Glenister); Schopf 1966, p. 43, pl. 1, fig. 7. = Belodina confl uens Sweet; Percival et al. 1999, p. 13, Fig. 8.21.].

It was recombined as Belodina compressa by Ethington (1959), Bergstrom and Sweet (1966), Leslie (1997), Zhen et al. (2010).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
B. arca, B. baiyanhuaensis, B. dispanea, B. dispansa, B. disponsa, B. leithi, B. monitorensis, B. profunda, B. repens, B. stonei, B. triangularis
Entered
by P. Wagner on 2016-02-22; modified by P. Wagner on 2025-06-08

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Belodus compressus Branson and Mehl p. 114 figs. pl. 9, figs. 15, 16
1935Belodus grandis Stauffer pp. 603-604 figs. pl. 72, figs. 46, 47, 49, 53, 54, 57
1935Belodus wykoffensis Stauffer p. 604 figs. pl. 72, figs. 51, 52, 55, 58, 59
1935Oistodus fornicalus Stauffer p. 610 figs. pl. 75, figs. 3-6
1959Belodina compressa Ethington
1959Belodina grandis Ethington p. 272 figs. P1. 40, fig. 14
1966Belodina compressa Bergstrom and Sweet pp. 312-315 figs. pl. 31, figs. 12-19
1997Belodina compressa Leslie p. 925 figs. 2.1-2.20
2010Belodina compressa Zhen et al. p. 49 figs. 3A-B

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassCyclostomataRichards
RankNameAuthor
orderConodontophorida
classConodontaPander 1856
orderPanderodontidaSweet 1988
familyPanderodontidaeLindström 1970
genusBelodinaEthington 1959
speciescompressa()

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.

†Belodina compressa Branson and Mehl 1933
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Invalid names: Belodina fornicalus Stauffer 1935 [synonym], Belodina grandis Stauffer 1935 [synonym], Belodina wykoffensis Stauffer 1935 [synonym]
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 Turinian to the top of the Hirnantian or 457.30000 to 443.10000 Ma

Collections (38 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Sandbian458.2 - 452.8Russian Federation (Siberia) Belodina compressa (205386)
Sandbian458.2 - 452.8Russian Federation Belodina compressa (142449)
Sandbian458.2 - 452.8China (Shaanxi) Belodina compressa (210632)
Gisbornian458.2 - 452.3Australia (Tasmania) Belodina compressa (240985)
Gisbornian - Eastonian458.2 - 449.0China Belodina compressa (187885)
Turinian457.3 - 453.8Canada (British Columbia) Belodina compressa (35426 192198 192199 192200)
Turinian457.3 - 453.8USA (Missouri) Belodina compressa (176649)
Blackriveran - Kirkfieldian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Northwest Territories) Belodina compressa (27087 27091 27093 27094 27096 27098 27099 27103)
Blackriveran - Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Iowa) Belodina compressa (23300)
Blackriveran - Shermanian457.3 - 449.6USA (Minnesota) Belodina compressa (23295 23298)
Franklinian457.3 - 449.6Canada (Ontario) Belodina compressa (90381)
Katian452.8 - 445.2USA (Oklahoma) Belodina compressa (212642 212643 212658)
Eastonian452.3 - 449.0Australia (Tasmania) Belodina compressa (26238)
Eastonian452.3 - 449.0Russian Federation Belodina compressa (142450)
Eastonian452.3 - 449.0Australia (New South Wales) Belodina compressa (236049)
Rakvere451.8 - 450.5Russian Federation (Pskov Oblast) Belodina compressa (235858)
Edenian - Maysvillian451.0 - 449.6Canada (Northwest Territories) Belodina compressa (27085)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Québec) Belodina compressa (24569)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Nunavut) Belodina compressa (169387)
Ashgill - Cautleyan449.5 - 448.8Canada (Québec) Belodina compressa (24863)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1Canada (Québec) Belodina compressa (24571 24572 24975)
Bolindian449.0 - 443.1Russian Federation Belodina compressa (142452)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.1Russian Federation (Siberia) Belodina compressa (206167)