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Mestognathus
Taxonomy
Mestognathus was named by Bischoff [Sepkoski's age data: C Tour-l C Serp-l Sepkoski's reference number: 867]. It is not extant. It is the type genus of Mestognathidae.
It was assigned to Mestognathidae by Clark et al. (1981); and to Conodontophorida by Sepkoski (2002).
It was assigned to Mestognathidae by Clark et al. (1981); and to Conodontophorida by Sepkoski (2002).
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1981 | Mestognathus Clark et al. p. W172 |
| 2002 | Mestognathus Sepkoski |
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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. †Mestognathus Bischoff
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Aberhan et al. 2004, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: base of the Tournaisian to the top of the Arnsbergian or 358.86000 to 323.60000 Ma
Collections (12 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tournaisian | China (Guizhou) | M. sp. (58462) | |
| Arundian | United Kingdom (England) | M. beckmani (171781 171782 171783 171784 171785) | |
| Chadian | United Kingdom (Wales) | M. beckmanni (5896 5904) | |
| Visean | Russian Federation | M. beckmanni, M. convexus (52247) M. sp., M. bipluti (52353) | |
| Visean | Russian Federation (Komi) | M. bipluti, M. beckmanni (46073) | |
| Arnsbergian | Spain | M. sp. (162365) |