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Distacodontacea (disused)

Conodontophorida

Taxonomy
Distacodontacea was named by Bassler (1925). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Conodontophorida by Clark et al. (1981), Stouge (1984).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1925Distacodontacea Bassler
1981Distacodontacea Clark et al. p. W103
1984Distacodontacea Stouge p. 52

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumVertebrata
superclassCyclostomataRichards
orderConodontophorida
superfamilyDistacodontaceaBassler 1925
superfamilyDistacodontaceaBassler 1925

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.

Superfm. †Distacodontacea Bassler 1925
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Invalid names: Distacodontidae Bassler 1925 [empty], Teridontidae Miller 1981 [empty], Ulrichodinidae Bergstrom 1981 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: marinesubp
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektobenthico
Diet: carnivoreo
Created: 2004-09-24 07:52:01
Modified: 2004-10-20 05:00:26
Source: o = order, subp = subphylum
References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available