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Oepikodus

Conodonta - Conodontophorida

Taxonomy
Oepikodus was named by Lindström (1955) [Sepkoski's age data: O Aren-l O Aren-u Sepkoski's reference number: 867]. It is the type genus of Oepikodontidae.

It was assigned to Oepikodontidae by Stouge and Bagnoli (1999); to Prioniodontidae by Pyle and Barnes (2002); to Conodontophorida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Prioniodontida by Donoghue et al. (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1955Oepikodus Lindström
1999Oepikodus Stouge and Bagnoli p. 150
2002Oepikodus Pyle and Barnes p. 108
2002Oepikodus Sepkoski
2008Oepikodus 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)
genusOepikodusLindström 1955

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. †Oepikodus Lindström 1955
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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 Blackhillsian to the top of the Dawan or 475.30000 to 466.60000 Ma

Collections (31 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ibexian488.9 - 471.3USA (New York) O. communis (64618)
Early/Lower Ordovician486.85 - 471.3Canada (British Columbia) O. communis (177735 177736 177737 177741 177743 177764)
Cassinian483.4 - 471.3Canada (Quebec) O. communis (50060)
Tulean - Blackhillsian481.7 - 471.3Argentina O. communis (204144)
Dawan478.8 - 466.6China (JiangSu) O. sp. (7923 7934)
Floian477.1 - 471.3United Kingdom (Scotland) O. communis (154964)
Floian477.1 - 471.3Argentina O. evae (9034)
Floian477.1 - 471.3China (Anhui) O. evae (203690 203691 203692 203693)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0Argentina O. sp. (8744 8745 8751)
Arenig477.1 - 468.0China (Hubei) O. sp. (4722 4723)
Billingen475.6 - 471.3Estonia (Harju) O. evae (203644 203645)
Billingen475.6 - 471.3Russian Federation (Ingria) O. evae (191959)
Blackhillsian475.3 - 471.3Argentina O. evae (204198)
Blackhillsian475.3 - 471.3USA (Utah) O. quadratus (69261)
Dapingian471.3 - 469.4Argentina O. lanceolatus (204201)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.2Canada (Northwest Territories) O. smithensis (103361)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.2China (HeBei) O. sp. (7959)
Llanvirn468.0 - 458.2China (JiangSu) O. sp. (7932)