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Aulacognathus bullatus

Conodonta - Conodontophorida - Pterospathodontidae

Taxonomy
Neospathognathodus bullatus was named by Nicoll and Rexroad (1968). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Aulacognathus bullatus by Klapper and Murphy (1974); it was recombined as Aulocognathus bullatus by Cooper (1977); it was misspelled as Aulocognathus bullatus by Chen et al. (2002).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1968Neospathognathodus bullatus Nicoll and Rexroad
1974Aulacognathus bullatus Klapper and Murphy
1977Aulocognathus bullatus Cooper p. 1063
2002Aulocognathus bullatus Chen et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassCyclostomataRichards
RankNameAuthor
orderConodontophorida
classConodontaPander 1856
orderOzarkodinidaDzik 1976
familyPterospathodontidaeCooper 1977
genusAulacognathus
speciesbullatus()

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.

Aulacognathus bullatus Nicoll and Rexroad 1968
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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 Niagaran to the top of the Sheinwoodian or 439.40000 to 430.60000 Ma

Collections (38 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Ashgill - Wenlock449.5 - 426.7Canada (Nunavut) Aulacognathus bullatus (188126)
Ashgill - Gedinnine449.5 - 413.02Canada (Nunavut) Aulacognathus bullatus (188160)
Rhuddanian - Aeronian443.1 - 438.6Russian Federation (Siberia) Aulacognathus bullatus (206542)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9USA (Indiana) Neospathognathodus bullatus (180903 180908 180914 180935)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9USA (Iowa) Aulacognathus bullatus (191068 191081)
Aeronian - Telychian440.5 - 432.9Greenland Aulacognathus bullatus (182471 182946 183005 183006 183223 183227)
Aeronian - Telychian440.5 - 432.9China Aulocognathus bullatus (197405)
Aeronian - Telychian440.5 - 432.9Canada (Manitoba) Aulacognathus bullatus (177637 177638 177648 177650 177653 177656 177677)
Niagaran439.4 - 422.7Canada (Québec) Aulacognathus bullatus (25035)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9Canada (Cape Manning) Aulacognathus bullatus (211218)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9Canada (Cornwallis Island) Aulacognathus bullatus (211099)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9USA (Nevada) Aulacognathus bullatus (180188 180189 181135)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9Greenland Aulacognathus bullatus (182433 182436 182473 183011 183014 183254)
Telychian - Sheinwoodian438.6 - 430.6Greenland Aulacognathus bullatus (182479)
Sheinwoodian - Homerian432.9 - 426.7Canada (Manitoba) Aulacognathus bullatus (177639 177649)