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Protognathodus

Conodonta - Conodontophorida - Idiognathodontidae

Taxonomy
Protognathodus was named by Ziegler (1969) [Sepkoski's age data: D Fame-u C Tour-u Sepkoski's reference number: 867].

It was assigned to Conodontophorida by Sepkoski (2002); to Conodonta by Chen (2010); and to Idiognathodontidae by Corradini et al. (2011).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1969Protognathodus Ziegler
2002Protognathodus Sepkoski
2010Protognathus Chen
2011Protognathodus Corradini et al. p. 17

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassCyclostomataRichards
orderConodontophorida
classConodontaPander 1856
orderOzarkodinidaDzik 1976
familyIdiognathodontidaeHarris and Hollingsworth 1933
genusProtognathodusZiegler 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. †Protognathodus Ziegler 1969
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Protognathodus collinsoni Ziegler 1969
Protognathodus kockeli Bischoff 1957
Protognathodus kuehni Ziegler and Leuteritz 1970
Protognathodus meischneri Ziegler 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: Aberhan 1992, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Famennian to the top of the Ivorian or 365.20000 to 346.70000 Ma

Collections (17 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86China Protognathus meischneri, Protognathus collinsoni, Protognathus kocki (162315) Protognathus meischneri, Protognathus kocki (162314)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86China (Guangxi) P. kockeli (234699)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86China (Guizhou) P. collinsoni, P. kockeli (234696) P. meischneri (234697)
Late/Upper Famennian365.2 - 358.86Austria P. meischneri, P. collinsoni, P. kockeli, P. kuehni (38608)
Hastarian358.86 - 353.7China (Guangxi) P. meischneri (12496)
Hastarian358.86 - 353.7Austria P. meischneri, P. collinsoni, P. kockeli, P. kuehni (38610 38612) P. praedelicatus (38615 38616)
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7Germany P. meischneri, P. collinsoni, P. kockeli (64681)
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen) P. sp. (38644)
Tournaisian358.86 - 346.7China Protognathus kocki, Protognathus kuehni (162313)
Mississippian358.86 - 323.4China (Guangxi) P. meischneri (12498)
Ivorian353.7 - 346.7United Kingdom (Wales) P. cordiformis (5888 5890)