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Eoplacognathus

Conodonta - Conodontophorida - Polyplacognathidae

Taxonomy
Eoplacognathus was named by Hamar (1966) [Sepkoski's age data: O Aren-u O Cara-l Sepkoski's reference number: 313].

It was assigned to Conodontophorida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Polyplacognathidae by Sweet (1988), Stouge and Bagnoli (1999), Mestre and Heredia (2013), Mestre and Heredia (2020).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Eoplacognathus Hamar
1988Eoplacognathus Sweet p. 186
1999Eoplacognathus Stouge and Bagnoli p. 156
2002Eoplacognathus Sepkoski
2013Eoplacognathus Mestre and Heredia p. 47
2020Eoplacognathus Mestre and Heredia p. 738

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassCyclostomataRichards
RankNameAuthor
orderConodontophorida
classConodontaPander 1856
orderPrioniodontida(Dzik 1976)
superfamilyPrioniodontaceaBassler 1925
familyPolyplacognathidaeBergström 1981
genusEoplacognathusHamar 1966

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. †Eoplacognathus Hamar 1966
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Eoplacognathus suecicus Bergström 1971
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 Aluoja to the top of the Early/Lower Llandeilo or 465.90000 to 458.20000 Ma

Collections (27 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2China (HeBei) E. sp. (7955)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2Russian Federation (Gorny Altai) E. pseudoplanus (194972)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2Russian Federation (Siberia) E. pseudoplanus (206166) E. sp. (9228)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2Canada (British Columbia) E. suecicus (177959)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2Kazakhstan E. sp. (220540)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2Argentina E. n. sp. (210458) E. n. sp., E. pseudoplanus (210460) E. pseudoplanus (210453) E. suecicus (210668)
Kunda - Aseri469.1 - 461.4Russian Federation (Kostroma oblast) E. suecicus (235820)
Early/Lower Llanvirn468.0 - 461.1Argentina E. sp. (8747 8870) E. suecicus (9026)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.2Argentina E. suecicus (8873)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.2Canada (Northwest Territories) E. suecicus (25753)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.2China (JiangSu) E. sp. (7932)
Aluoja - Aseri465.9 - 461.4Sweden E. pseudoplanus (210643 210644 210645 210646 210647 210650 210651 210652)
Early/Lower Llandeilo461.1 - 458.2Argentina E. sp. (8868)
Late/Upper Llanvirn461.1 - 458.2China (Hubei) E. sp. (4712)