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Dapsilodontidae

Conodonta - Conodontophorida - Dapsilodontidae

Taxonomy
Dapsilodontidae was named by Sweet (1988). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Belodellida by Agematsu et al. (2007).

Subtaxa
Dapsilodus

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Dapsilodontidae Sweet
2007Dapsilodontidae Agematsu et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassCyclostomataRichards
orderConodontophorida
classConodontaPander 1856
orderBelodellida
familyDapsilodontidaeSweet 1988
familyDapsilodontidaeSweet 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.

Fm. †Dapsilodontidae Sweet 1988
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G. †Dapsilodus Cooper 1976
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†Dapsilodus hamari Igo and Koike 1967
†Dapsilodus mutatus Branson and Mehl 1933
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Invalid names: Acodus inornatus Ethington 1959 [synonym]
†Dapsilodus obliquicostatus Branson and Mehl 1933
†Dapsilodus praecipuus Barrick 1977
†Dapsilodus sparsus Barrick 1977
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 Early/Lower Ordovician to the top of the Lochkovian or 486.85000 to 413.02000 Ma

Collections (570 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Ordovician486.85 - 471.3Svalbard and Jan Mayen Dapsilodus sp. (186596)
Middle Ordovician471.3 - 458.2Canada (British Columbia) Dapsilodus obliquicostatus (177787)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2China (Guizhou) Dapsilodus mutatus (222776 222777 222779)
Aluoja - Aseri465.9 - 461.4Sweden Dapsilodus viruensis (210643 210644 210645 210646 210647 210650 210651 210652)
Early/Lower Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2China (Hubei) Dapsilodus sp. (4711)
Late/Upper Llanvirn461.1 - 458.2China (Hubei) Dapsilodus sp. (4712)
Llandeilian461.1 - 458.2Malaysia Acodus mutatus, Acontiodus hamari (181683)
Middle Llandeilo - Late/Upper Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2China (Hubei) Dapsilodus sp. (4710)
Soudleyan - Marshbrookian458.2 - 454.0China (Hubei) Dapsilodus sp. (4691)
Sandbian458.2 - 452.8China (Zhejiang) Dapsilodus viruensis (203714)

Youngest occurrences
Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7United Kingdom Dapsilodus obliquicostatus (182237 182245)
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7USA (Missouri) Distacodus obliquicostatus (181027) Distacodus obliquicostatus, Acodus inornatus (180195 181025 181026)
Ludfordian - Pridoli425.0 - 419.62Sweden (Gotland) Dapsilodus obliquicostatus (200478)
Ludfordian - Pridoli425.0 - 419.62Western Sahara Acodus inornatus (209258 209259 209260 209262)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Italy (Italy/Carnia) Dapsilodus obliquicostatus (177159 177161 177163 177164 177165 177166 177167 177168 177198 177199 177200 177201 177203 177205)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Austria Dapsilodus obliquicostatus (187845 187849 187852)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62United Kingdom Dapsilodus obliquicostatus (184285)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Australia (New South Wales) Dapsilodus obliquicostatus (178432) Dapsilodus sp. (177224 177225 177229 177230 177237 177245)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Italy (Sardinia) Dapsilodus sp. (26173)
Lochkovian419.62 - 413.02USA (Texas) Dapsilodus sp. (3530)