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Laurentoscandodus

Conodonta - Conodontophorida - Drepanoistodontidae

Taxonomy
Laurentoscandodus was named by Landing et al. (1996) [Sepkoski's age data: O Trem-u]. Its type is Oistodus triangularis.

It was assigned to Conodontophorida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Drepanoistodontidae by Pyle and Barnes (2002).

Species
L. triangularis
Species lacking formal opinion data
L. sinuosus, L. triangulatus
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by P. Wagner on 2019-08-25

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1996Laurentoscandodus Landing et al.
2002Laurentoscandodus Pyle and Barnes p. 99
2002Laurentoscandodus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassCyclostomataRichards
orderConodontophorida
classConodontaPander 1856
orderProtopanderodontida
familyDrepanoistodontidae(Fahraeus and Nowlan 1978)
genusLaurentoscandodusLanding et al. 1996

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. †Laurentoscandodus Landing et al. 1996
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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: Aberhan 1992, Carroll 1988

Age range: Tremadoc or 486.40000 to 477.10000 Ma

Collections (26 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Skullrockian488.9 - 483.4USA (New York) L. triangularis (87524)
Gasconadian486.85 - 477.1USA (New Mexico) Oistodus triangularis (203901 203902 203903 203904)
Tremadocian486.85 - 477.1USA (New York) L. triangularis (174039 174040 174041 174044 174045 174046) L. triangulatus (174047)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1Iran L. sp. (116497)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1USA (Nevada) L. triangularis (90927)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1USA (Virginia) Oistodus triangularis (203861 203862 203863)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1Canada (British Columbia) L. sinuosus (203829 203830 203831 203832 203834) L. triangularis (203827 203828)
Stairsian - Tulean483.4 - 475.3USA (Nevada) L. triangularis (204044 204046)