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Erraticodon

Conodonta - Conodontophorida

Taxonomy
Erraticodon was named by Dzik (1978) [Sepkoski's age data: O Aren-u O Llde-l Sepkoski's reference number: 800]. It is not extant. Its type is Erraticodon balticus.

It was assigned to Conodontophorida by Sepkoski (2002); to Chirognathidae by Sweet (1988), Pyle and Barnes (2002); and to Prioniodinina by Donoghue et al. (2008).

Species
E. balticus (type species), E. patu
Species lacking formal opinion data
E. hexianensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1978Erraticodon Dzik
1988Erraticodon Sweet p. 186
2002Erraticodon Pyle and Barnes p. 111
2002Erraticodon Sepkoski
2008Erraticodon Donoghue et al. p. 138

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassCyclostomataRichards
orderConodontophorida
classConodontaPander 1856
orderPrioniodontida(Dzik 1976)
suborderPrioniodininaSweet 1988
genusErraticodonDzik 1978

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. †Erraticodon Dzik 1978
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†Erraticodon balticus Dzik 1978
†Erraticodon patu Cooper 1981
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 Floian to the top of the Katian or 477.10000 to 445.20000 Ma

Collections (41 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Floian477.1 - 471.3Peru E. patu (210687)
Floian477.1 - 471.3New Zealand (Maruia) E. sp. (204052)
Floian - Dapingian477.1 - 469.4Argentina (Jujuy) E. patu (210131)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0Argentina E. sp. (8746 8875)
Dapingian471.3 - 469.4Argentina E. balticus (204200 204201)
Middle Ordovician471.3 - 458.2Canada (British Columbia) E. balticus (177747)
Whiterockian471.3 - 457.3USA (Nevada) E. sp. (210656 210657 210658)
Whiterockian471.3 - 457.3Canada (British Columbia) E. balticus (177774 177926)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2Canada (Newfoundland) E. n. sp. A (210486 210487 210488 210489 210490)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2Argentina E. alternans (210376 210377 210378 210388 210391 210392 210416 210420 210434 210451 210452 210453 210460)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2Russian Federation (Siberia) E. patu (9222 9228)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2Kazakhstan E. hexianensis (220540)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2Iran E. balticus (66874)
Kunda - Aseri469.1 - 461.4Russian Federation (Kostroma oblast) E. sp. (235820)
Early/Lower Llanvirn468.0 - 461.1China (Hubei) E. sp. (4713)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.2Argentina E. patu (8893)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.2China (HeNan) E. sp. (20771)
Late/Upper Llanvirn461.1 - 458.2Russian Federation (Siberia) E. sp. (9224)
Katian452.8 - 445.2Russian Federation (Siberia) E. sp. (205579)