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Parapaltodus

Conodonta - Conodontophorida - Acanthodontidae

Taxonomy
Parapaltodus was named by Stouge (1984) [Sepkoski's age data: O Llvi Sepkoski's reference number: 1066]. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Acanthodontidae by Sweet (1988); and to Conodontophorida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1984Parapaltodus Stouge
1988Parapaltodus Sweet p. 185
2002Parapaltodus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassCyclostomataRichards
orderConodontophorida
classConodontaPander 1856
orderProtopanderodontida
familyAcanthodontidaeLindström 1970
genusParapaltodusStouge 1984

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. †Parapaltodus Stouge 1984
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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: base of the Aluoja to the top of the Aseri or 465.90000 to 461.40000 Ma

Collections (27 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2Canada (Newfoundland) P. simplicissimus (210488 210490)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2Argentina P. simplicissimus (210374 210376 210377 210378 210388 210390 210391 210392 210416 210420 210433 210451 210452 210453 210456 210460)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2New Zealand P. simplicissimus (210504 210505 210507 210510)
Aluoja - Aseri465.9 - 461.4Sweden P. simplicissimus (210643 210644 210646 210651 210652)