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Westergaardodina

Conodonta - Conodontophorida

Taxonomy
Westergaardodina was named by Müller (1959) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm mMid-u O Llde]. Its type is Westergaardodina bicuspidata. It is the type genus of Westergaardodinidae.

It was assigned to Westergaardodinidae by Clark et al. (1981); to Conodonta by Sepkoski (2002); and to Paraconodontida by Bagnoli and Stouge (2014).

Species
W. bicuspidata (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1959Westergaardodina Müller
1981Westergaardodina Clark et al. p. W114
2002Westergaardodina Sepkoski
2014Westergaardodina Bagnoli and Stouge p. 451

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassCyclostomataRichards
orderConodontophorida
classConodontaPander 1856
orderParaconodontidaMüller 1962
genusWestergaardodinaMüller 1959

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.

G. †Westergaardodina Müller 1959
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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 Guzhangian to the top of the Early/Lower Llanvirn or 500.50000 to 461.10000 Ma

Collections (48 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Amgan - Mayan508.2 - 499.5Russian Federation (Leningrad Oblast) W. bicuspidate, W. moessebergensis, W. fossa (235438)
Amgan - Menevian508.2 - 499.5USA (Alaska) W. spp. (8585 8586 8587)
Menevian504.5 - 499.5Denmark (Bornholm) W. tricuspidata (50768 75944)
Guzhangian500.5 - 497.0China (Hunan) W. elegans (49189) W. elegans, W. matsushitai, W. grandidens (49188) W. elegans, W. sp. (49185) W. tetragonia, W. elegans, W. sp. (49186)
Guzhangian500.5 - 497.0China (Hebei) W. matsushitai, W. moessebergensis (129584 129585) W. tricuspidata, W. muelleri (129587) W. tricuspidata, W. sp. (129589)
Ayusokkanian - Aksaian499.5 - 491.5Russian Federation (Leningrad Oblast) W. ficuspidata, W. fossa, W. bicuspidata (235439)
Paibian497.0 - 494.2China (Hunan) W. bicuspidata (49194 49195)
Franconian497.0 - 486.85Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) W. polymorpha, W. tricuspidata, W. bicuspidata (90968)
Franconian497.0 - 486.85USA (Montana) W. bicuspidata (137830) W. sp. (247)
Furongian497.0 - 486.85Norway (Oslo-Asker) W. polymorpha, W. ligula (204483 204485) W. sp., W. polymorpha (204481)
Furongian497.0 - 486.85Sweden W. amplicava, W. asinina, W. bohlini, W. ligula, W. polymorpha, W. procera, W. bicuspidata (203761) W. bohlini, W. procera, W. bicuspidata (203759) W. bohlini, W. procera, W. prominens (203758) W. ligula, W. polymorpha (203757)
Furongian497.0 - 486.85Russian Federation (Gorny Altai) W. sp. (203913)
Furongian497.0 - 486.85South Korea W. bicuspidata (203754)
Furongian497.0 - 486.85Estonia W. bicuspidata (191668)
Merioneth497.0 - 486.85USA (Vermont) W. bicuspidata (6870) W. spp. (6871)
Taoyuanian495.2 - 486.85China (Hebei) W. matsushitai, W. bicuspidata (129596) W. sp. (129616)
Jiangshanian - Stage 10494.2 - 486.85Sweden W. bohlini, W. bicuspidata (203756)
Aksaian - Batyrbaian492.8 - 486.85Russian Federation (Leningrad Oblast) W. bicuspidata (235437)
Batyrbaian491.5 - 486.85Russian Federation (Siberia) W. sp. (205625)
Niuchehean491.0 - 486.85China (Hebei) W. bicuspidata (129619)
Niuchehean491.0 - 486.85China (Jilin) W. amplicava, W. bicuspidata (156903)
Stage 10491.0 - 486.85Sweden W. amplicava, W. calix, W. procera, W. spp., W. prominens (203760)
Trempealeauan490.2 - 486.85Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) W. bicuspidata (203839)
Pakerort486.85 - 483.8Estonia W. sp. (204470 204471)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1Canada (British Columbia) W. sp. (203831)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0China (Hubei) W. sp. (4709 4720 4721)
Early/Lower Llanvirn468.0 - 461.1China (Hubei) W. sp. (4713)