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Tortodus

Conodonta - Ozarkodinida - Spathognathodontidae

Taxonomy
Tortodus was named by Weddige (1977) [Sepkoski's age data: D Eife-l D Eife-u Sepkoski's reference number: 867].

It was assigned to Spathognathodontidae by Savage (1995); and to Conodontophorida by Sepkoski (2002).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1977Tortodus Weddige
1995Tortodus Savage p. 552
2002Tortodus Sepkoski

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
RankNameAuthor
subphylumConodontophorida()
classConodontaPander 1856
orderOzarkodinidaDzik 1976
familySpathognathodontidaeHass 1959
genusTortodusWeddige 1977

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. †Tortodus Weddige 1977
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†Tortodus beckeri Aboussalam 2003
†Tortodus bultyncki Aboussalam 2003
Tortodus dodoensis Gouwy et al. 2020
†Tortodus schultzei Aboussalam 2003
†Tortodus trispinatus Aboussalam 2003
†Tortodus weddigei Aboussalam 2003
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

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Eifelian to the top of the Givetian or 389.60000 to 382.70000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 387.7 Ma

Collections (111 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7USA (Alaska) T. kockeliensis (3100)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Australia (Queensland) T. kockelianus (146103 146135 146136) T. variabilis (146112)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Spain (Aragon) T. intermedius (40439)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Spain T. kockelianus (144495) T. kockelianus, T. sp. (144496) T. sp. (144497)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7France T. kockelianus (152456 152457 152459 152460)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Morocco T. intermedius, T. kockelianus (38797)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Austria T. intermedius (186622 186625 186655)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Czech Republic (Barrandia) T. kockelianus (12252)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7USA (Nevada) T. australis (152719 152778) T. kockelianus (5293 5297 5298 5300 5301 5302 5304 5305 5306 5307 5308 5309) T. sp. (2775)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Algeria T. kockelianus (40370 40372 40464)
Eifelian393.3 - 387.7Belgium (Namur) T. intermedius (70260)
Eifelian - Middle Givetian393.3 - 380.2Morocco T. kockelianus (221395)
Late/Upper Eifelian389.6 - 387.7Germany T. kockelianus (235185 235186 235187 235193 235194)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Germany (Arnsberg) T. caelatus (150530) T. caelatus, T. trispinatus (150519) T. sp., T. trispinatus (150541) T. trispinatus (150536)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Austria T. intermedius (186656 186783 186785 186833 186835 186836 186837 186838)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Spain T. bultyncki, T. weddigei (144618 145835) T. caelatus (144615 145839) T. schultzei (144614) T. sp. (144597 144599 144600 144602 144608 144611 144613 145832) T. sp. 1 (145841) T. sp. 1, T. caelatus, T. trispinatus, T. weddigei (145843) T. sp. A (145828) T. sp., T. caelatus, T. weddigei (145837) T. weddigei (144617 145829 145834 145842 145849)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Canada (Yukon) T. sp., T. dodoensis (211013)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Algeria T. kockelianus (40373)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7France T. beckeri (149453) T. caelatus (149481) T. caelatus, T. beckeri, T. trispinatus (149480) T. sp (149451 149458) T. weddigei (149484)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Germany (Hessen) T. bultyncki (149682) T. caelatus (149680) T. sp (149683) T. sp. (149670 149673 149675 149677 150687) T. sp., T. caelatus (149671 149679) T. variabilis (150696)
Givetian387.7 - 382.7Morocco T. bultyncki (152953) T. caelatus (152827 152829 152831) T. caelatus, T. sp. (152922) T. caelatus, T. variabilis (152833) T. caelatus, T. variabilis, T. beckeri, T. bultyncki, T. schultzei, T. trispinatus (152828) T. sp. (152921) T. sp., T. bultyncki (186437) T. sp., T. variabilis, T. bultyncki (186438) T. variabilis (152826 152916 152923 186439) T. weddigei (152919)