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Polonodus

Conodonta - Conodontophorida - Polyplacognathidae

Taxonomy
Polonodus was named by Dzik (1976) [Sepkoski's age data: O Aren-u O Ashg-m Sepkoski's reference number: 800].

It was assigned to Cahabagnathidae by Stouge and Bagnoli (1999); to Conodontophorida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Polyplacognathidae by Mestre and Heredia (2020).

Species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by P. Wagner on 2021-03-22

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Polonodus Dzik
1999Polonodus Stouge and Bagnoli p. 156
2002Polonodus Sepkoski
2020Polonodus Mestre and Heredia p. 738

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassCyclostomataRichards
RankNameAuthor
orderConodontophorida
classConodontaPander 1856
orderPrioniodontida(Dzik 1976)
superfamilyPrioniodontaceaBassler 1925
familyPolyplacognathidaeBergström 1981
genusPolonodusDzik 1976

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. †Polonodus Dzik 1976
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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 Darriwilian to the top of the Early/Lower Llanvirn or 469.40000 to 461.10000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Arenig477.1 - 468.0Argentina P. sp. (8744 8751)
Darriwilian469.4 - 458.2Argentina P. galerus (210377 210390 210392 210420 210452) P. galerus, P. sp. (210453) P. magnus, P. galerus, P. newfoundlandensis (210460)
Early/Lower Llanvirn468.0 - 461.1Argentina P. sp. (8747)