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Proconodontus

Conodonta - Conodontophorida - Proconodontidae

Taxonomy
Proconodontus was named by Miller (1969) [Sepkoski's age data: Cm Dres O Trem-l]. It is the type genus of Proconodontidae.

It was assigned to Proconodontidae by Sweet (1988), Pyle and Barnes (2002); and to Conodontophorida by Müller and Hinz (1991), Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Proconodontus Miller
1988Proconodontus Sweet p. 185
1991Proconodontus Müller and Hinz p. 55
2002Proconodontus Pyle and Barnes p. 53
2002Proconodontus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassCyclostomataRichards
RankNameAuthor
orderConodontophorida
classConodontaPander 1856
infraclassEuconodontaJanvier 1997
orderProconodontida
familyProconodontidaeLindstrom 1970
genusProconodontusMiller 1969

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. †Proconodontus Miller 1969
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†Proconodontus muelleri Miller 1969
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 Sunwaptan to the top of the Early/Lower Llanvirn or 493.50000 to 461.10000 Ma

Collections (48 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ayusokkanian - Aksaian499.5 - 491.5Russian Federation (Leningrad Oblast) P. primitivus (235439)
Furongian497.0 - 486.85Sweden P. muelleri (203761)
Furongian497.0 - 486.85South Korea P. mueller (203753) P. muelleri (203748 203749 203750 203751 203752 203754 203755)
Furongian497.0 - 486.85New Zealand (Maruia) Prooneotodus muelleri (204050)
Merioneth497.0 - 486.85USA (Vermont) P. serratus, P. sp., P. muelleri (6870) P. sp., P. serratus, P. muelleri (6871)
Taoyuanian495.2 - 486.85China (Hebei) P. tenuiserratus, P. sp., P. muelleri (129616)
Sunwaptan493.5 - 488.9USA (New Mexico) P. muelleri (203887) P. tenuiserratus (203886)
Sunwaptan493.5 - 488.9Canada (Nunuvat) P. posterocostatus, P. muelleri (203789)
Sunwaptan493.5 - 488.9Canada (Nunavut) P. muelleri (203786)
Niuchehean491.0 - 486.85China (Hebei) P. muelleri (129619) P. tricarinatus, P. muelleri (129659)
Niuchehean491.0 - 486.85China (Hunan) P. muelleri (107331 107332 126727) P. primitivus (126729) P. tricarinatus, P. muelleri (107333)
Niuchehean491.0 - 486.85China (Jilin) P. muelleri (156902 156903 156905)
Niuchehean491.0 - 486.85China (Jilin Provence) P. serratus, P. muelleri (156900)
Stage 10491.0 - 486.85Sweden P. muelleri (203760)
Trempealeauan490.2 - 486.85Canada (Newfoundland and Labrador) P. muelleri (90969 90971)
Trempealeauan490.2 - 486.85USA (Virginia) P. muelleri (203868 203871) P. serratus (203870)
Trempealeauan490.2 - 486.85Canada (Alberta) P. sp. (203780)
Mansian486.85 - 485.0Russian Federation (Siberia) P. sp. (9273 9280)
Pakerort486.85 - 483.8Estonia P. sp. (204470 204472 204473)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1China (Hubei) P. sp. (4730)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1Argentina P. muelleri (204252)
Tremadoc486.4 - 477.1Russian Federation (Siberia) P. sp. (9231 9232 9274 9277)
Early/Lower Llanvirn468.0 - 461.1China (Hubei) P. sp. (4713)