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Polylophodonta

Conodonta - Conodontophorida - Polygnathidae

Taxonomy
Polylophodonta is a genus. It is not extant.

It was assigned to Polygnathidae by Clark et al. (1981); and to Conodontophorida by Sepkoski (2002).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Polylophodonta Clark et al. p. W166
2002Polylophodonta Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassCyclostomataRichards
RankNameAuthor
orderConodontophorida
classConodontaPander 1856
orderOzarkodinidaDzik 1976
suborderOzarkodininaDzik 1976
superfamilyPolygnathaceaBassler 1925
familyPolygnathidaeBassler 1925
genusPolylophodonta

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.

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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 Frasnian to the top of the Middle Famennian or 382.31000 to 365.20000 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Frasnian382.31 - 372.15Czechia (Moravia) P. gyratilineata (3766) P. linguiformis (3761)
Early/Lower Famennian372.15 - 368.5Poland P. confluens (70212) P. linguiformis (135716)
Early/Lower Famennian372.15 - 368.5Czechia (Moravia) P. linguiformis (3391)
Middle Famennian368.5 - 365.2Czechia (Moravia) P. gyratilineata (3394)