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Pterospathodus

Conodonta - Prioniodontida - Balognathidae

Taxonomy
Pterospathodus was named by Walliser (1964) [Sepkoski's age data: S Ldov-u S Wenl-l Sepkoski's reference number: 867]. It is not extant. Its type is Pterospathodus amorphognathoides. It is the type genus of Pterospathodontidae.

It was assigned to Pterospathodontidae by Sweet (1988); to Conodontophorida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Balognathidae by Donoghue et al. (2008).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1964Pterospathodus Walliser
1988Pterospathodus Sweet p. 187
2002Pterospathodus Sepkoski
2008Pterospathodus Donoghue et al. p. 138

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumConodontophorida()
classConodontaPander 1856
orderPrioniodontida(Dzik 1976)
familyBalognathidaeHass 1959
genusPterospathodus

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. †Pterospathodus Walliser 1964
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†Pterospathodus celloni Walliser 1964
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Invalid names: Pterospathodus adiutricis Walliser 1964 [synonym]
†Pterospathodus eopennatus Männik 1998
†Pterospathodus pennatus Walliser 1964
†Pterospathodus rhodesi Savage 1985
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatitec
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
Reference: Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Rhuddanian to the top of the Devonian or 443.40000 to 358.90000 Ma

Collections (247 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ashgill - Wenlock449.5 - 427.4Canada (Nunavut) P. celloni (188123 188127 188130 188133 188135) P. celloni, P. eopennatus (188128 188129) P. spatha (188126)
Ashgill - Gedinnine449.5 - 412.3Canada (Nunavut) P. celloni, P. eopennatus (188160) P. pennatus (188171 188175 188176 188206)
Silurian443.8 - 419.2Greece (Chios) Spathognathodus pennatus (222760)
Silurian443.8 - 419.2USA (Indiana) P. amorphognathoides (180893 180907 180912 180915 180920 180923 180926 180929 180936)
Silurian - Devonian443.8 - 358.9Greece (Chios) Spathognathodus pennatus (222758)
Rhuddanian443.4 - 440.8USA (Nevada) P. amorphognathoides (181286)
Rhuddanian443.4 - 440.8Russian Federation P. amorphognathoides (142504)
Rhuddanian - Aeronian443.4 - 438.5Canada (Quebec) P. celloni (142821 142822) P. originalis (142685) P. pennatus (142820)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4Ukraine Ozarkodina adiutricis (23343)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4China P. eopennatus (187786 187787 187788) P. sinensis (187791) P. sinensis, P. eopennatus (187789) P. sp. (187784)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4USA (Kentucky) P. amorphognathoides (181735 181737 181738 181744 181745 181746 181747 181748 181750 181751 181752 181753 181756 181757 181758 181799 181801 181805 181806 181809 181825 181826 181828 181829 181830 181831 181832 181833 181835 181837 181838 181843) Spathognathodus celloni (181827) Spathognathodus celloni, Ozarkodina adiutricis (181734)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4USA (Ohio) P. amorphognathoides (182039 182044 182045 182046 182049 182050 182124 182125 182126 182127)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4USA (Indiana) Ozarkodina adiutricis (180914) P. amorphognathoides (180888 180891 180906 180913) P. amorphognathoides, Neospathognathodus celloni, Ozarkodina adiutricis (180935) P. amorphognathoides, Ozarkodina adiutricis (180908)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4USA (Iowa) P. amorphognathoides (191064 191066 191067 191083 191084) P. amorphognathoides, P. eopennatus (178709) P. eopennatus (178707 178708 178711 178712 191069 191072 191073 191074 191075) P. sp. (191082) P. sp., P. eopennatus (178704)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4Canada (British Columbia) P. amorphognathoides (177968) P. procerus, P. amorphognathoides, P. eopennatus (177969)
Llandovery443.4 - 433.4USA (California) P. sp. A, Neospathognathodus celloni, Ozarkodina adiutricis (226056)
Llandovery - Wenlock443.4 - 427.4Ukraine P. amorphognathoides (23346 23363)
Aeronian440.8 - 438.5Greenland P. celloni (183175 183178)
Aeronian - Telychian440.8 - 433.4Canada (Manitoba) P. angulatus, P. celloni (177648) P. celloni (177638 177656 177663 177679) P. eopennatus (177677 177686)
Aeronian - Telychian440.8 - 433.4Canada (Nunavut) P. celloni (188150 188151 188153 188161 188162) P. celloni, P. eopennatus (188152)
Aeronian - Telychian440.8 - 433.4Greenland P. amorphognathoides (183289) P. amorphognathoides, P. pennatus (183221 183286) P. celloni (182471 182946 183006 183062 183223 183224 183284 183285) P. celloni, P. pennatus (183222) P. pennatus (183226) Spathognathodus celloni (183211)
Adavere439.0 - 428.2Estonia (Rapla) P. celloni (193647)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4Canada (Cape Manning) P. amorphognathoides, P. celloni (211221) P. celloni (211219 211220 211222 211223) P. eopennatus (211218)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4Canada (Nunavut) P. amorphognathoides, P. pennatus (211228) P. amorphognathoides, P. pennatus, P. rhodesi (211225) P. pennatus (211227 211229)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4United Kingdom (England) Spathognathodus celloni, Spathognathodus pennatus, Ozarkodina adiutricis (184764)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4USA (Nevada) P. celloni (181138) P. celloni, P. pennatus (181135 181136)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4USA (Indiana) P. amorphognathoides (203586)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4Canada (Ontario) P. celloni (77332)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4Greenland P. amorphognathoides (183242 183257) P. celloni (182433 182436 182437 182438 183011 183014) P. celloni, P. pennatus (183012 183228) P. pennatus (183020 183021 183022)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4Estonia P. amorphognathoides (183405 183410 183411 183412 183413 183414 183415 183416 183417 183418 183422 183423 183424 183425 183426)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4Russian Federation (Siberia) P. amorphognathoides, P. pennatus (206347)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4Canada (Quebec) Ozarkodina adiutricis (77343)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4USA (Utah) P. amorphognathoides (185620)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4Canada (Québec) P. amorphognathoides, P. pennatus (24544)
Telychian438.5 - 433.4Canada (Cornwallis Island) P. amorphognathoides (211097 211098 211101 211104) P. amorphognathoides, P. pennatus (211105) P. angulatus, P. amorphognathoides, P. celloni (211099) P. celloni (211088 211089 211090 211091 211092 211094 211096) P. pennatus (211102 211107 211108 211111 211112 211113 211114 211115)
Telychian - Sheinwoodian438.5 - 430.5Greenland P. celloni (182479)
Telychian - Sheinwoodian438.5 - 430.5USA (Indiana) P. amorphognathoides (180901 180917)
Niagaran - Sheinwoodian438.0 - 430.5Canada (Québec) P. amorphognathoides (25052)
Niagaran438.0 - 421.3Canada (Québec) P. amorphognathoides, P. pennatus (25051)
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5Canada (Cornwallis Island) P. pennatus (211116 211118)
Sheinwoodian433.4 - 430.5Canada (Nunavut) P. pennatus (188181)
Sheinwoodian - Homerian433.4 - 427.4Canada (Manitoba) P. angulatus, P. celloni (177639) P. celloni (177664 177678) P. eopennatus (177687 177688) P. sp., P. celloni (177649)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4China (Yunnan) Spathognathodus pennatus (27783)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4Morocco P. pennatus (185970)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4Austria P. amorphognathoides, P. pennatus (187798)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4Russian Federation (Siberia) P. amorphognathoides (206386)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4Canada (Ontario) P. amorphognathoides (743 744 745 746) P. pennatus (747)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4Poland P. pennatus (163621 163623 163624 163625)
Wenlock433.4 - 427.4USA (New York) P. amorphognathoides (741 742 766 768 779 780 781)
Homerian430.5 - 427.4Greenland P. amorphognathoides (183237)
Homerian430.5 - 427.4USA (Nevada) P. amorphognathoides (181156 181157)
Late/Upper Devonian - Carboniferous382.7 - 298.9Greece (Chios) Spathognathodus pennatus (222756)