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Rhipidognathus

Conodonta - Conodontophorida - Rhipidognathidae

Taxonomy
Rhipidognathus was named by Branson et al. (1951) [Sepkoski's age data: O Aren-u O Ashg-m Sepkoski's reference number: 800].

It was assigned to Conodontophorida by Sepkoski (2002); and to Rhipidognathidae by Zhen et al. (2001), Pyle and Barnes (2002).

Species
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1951Rhipidognathus Branson et al.
2001Rhipidognathus Zhen et al. p. 204
2002Rhipidognathus Pyle and Barnes p. 110
2002Rhipidognathus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
RankNameAuthor
superclassCyclostomataRichards
orderConodontophorida
classConodontaPander 1856
orderPrioniodontida(Dzik 1976)
familyRhipidognathidaeLindström 1970
genusRhipidognathusBranson et al. 1951

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. †Rhipidognathus Branson et al. 1951
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Rhipidognathus symmetricus Branson et al. 1951
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 Floian to the top of the Ludfordian or 477.10000 to 422.70000 Ma

Collections (30 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Floian477.1 - 471.3China (Hunan) R. yichangensis (226639)
Late/Upper Ordovician458.2 - 443.1Russian Federation (Severnaya Zemlya) R. symmetricus (178073 178077)
Katian452.8 - 445.2China R. symmetrica (187374) R. symmetrica, R. symmetricus (187378 187386 187388)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Manitoba) R. symmetricus (177633 177645)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Greenland R. symmetricus (182392 182976 183031 183032)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Northwest Territories) R. symmetricus (26091 26096)
Richmondian449.6 - 445.5Canada (Québec) R. symmetricus (24569)
Pusgillian449.5 - 449.2Russian Federation (Siberia) R. sp. (9312)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1Canada (Québec) R. symmetricus (24571 24841)
Ashgill - Wenlock449.5 - 426.7Canada (Nunavut) R. symmetricus (188191)
Rawtheyan - Cautleyan448.8 - 448.8Russian Federation (Siberia) R. sp. (9313)
Gamachian445.5 - 443.1Canada (Manitoba) R. symmetricus (177634 177660 177683 177684)
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7Sweden (Gotland) R. sp. (200169 200171)
Ludfordian - Pridoli425.0 - 419.62Sweden (Gotland) R. sp. (200196 200205 200206)