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Dapsilodus obliquicostatus

Conodonta - Conodontophorida - Dapsilodontidae

Taxonomy
Distacodus obliquicostatus was named by Branson and Mehl (1933). It is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Dapsilodus obliquicostatus by Cooper (1976).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1933Distacodus obliquicostatus Branson and Mehl
1976Dapsilodus obliquicostatus Cooper

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassCyclostomataRichards
RankNameAuthor
orderConodontophorida
classConodontaPander 1856
orderBelodellida
familyDapsilodontidaeSweet 1988
genusDapsilodus
speciesobliquicostatus()

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.

†Dapsilodus obliquicostatus Branson and Mehl 1933
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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: Aberhan 1992, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Middle Ordovician to the top of the Pridoli or 471.30000 to 419.62000 Ma

Collections (350 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Ordovician471.3 - 458.2Canada (British Columbia) Dapsilodus obliquicostatus (177787)
Caradoc458.2 - 449.5Canada (British Columbia) Dapsilodus obliquicostatus (178092)
Late/Upper Ordovician458.2 - 443.1Canada (British Columbia) Dapsilodus obliquicostatus (177796 177797)
Edenian - Richmondian451.0 - 445.5USA (Nevada) Dapsilodus obliquicostatus (10641)
Ashgill449.5 - 443.1Canada (British Columbia) Dapsilodus obliquicostatus (178093)
Hirnantian445.2 - 443.1Canada (Cornwallis Island) Dapsilodus obliquicostatus (211082)
Rhuddanian443.1 - 440.5Canada (Cape Manning) Dapsilodus obliquicostatus (211136 211140 211144 211145 211148)
Rhuddanian443.1 - 440.5Russian Federation Dapsilodus obliquicostatus (142469 142472)
Rhuddanian443.1 - 440.5Greenland Dapsilodus obliquicostatus (183213 183214 183215 183279)
Rhuddanian443.1 - 440.5Argentina (San Juan) Dapsilodus obliquicostatus (203574)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9USA (Kentucky) Distacodus obliquicostatus (181734 181744)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9Canada (Yukon Territory) Dapsilodus obliquicostatus (23099)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9Sweden Dapsilodus obliquicostatus (159342)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9USA (California) Distacodus obliquicostatus (226056)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9USA (Indiana) Distacodus obliquicostatus (180886 180888 180891 180935)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9Australia (New South Wales) Dapsilodus obliquicostatus (190503 190506 190510 190512 190513 190514)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9Canada (British Columbia) Dapsilodus obliquicostatus (177948 177951 177953 177955 177956 178098)
Llandovery443.1 - 432.9Canada (Cornwallis Island) Dapsilodus obliquicostatus (211073)
Llandovery - Wenlock443.1 - 426.7USA (Illinois) Dapsilodus obliquicostatus (188079 188080 188081 188082 188083)
Silurian443.1 - 419.62USA (Indiana) Distacodus obliquicostatus (180899 180923 180926 180929 180936)
Aeronian440.5 - 438.6Greenland Dapsilodus obliquicostatus (183176 183281 183282 183283)
Aeronian440.5 - 438.6Canada (Cape Manning) Dapsilodus obliquicostatus (211150 211152 211155)
Aeronian - Telychian440.5 - 432.9Greenland Dapsilodus obliquicostatus (183062 183211 183220 183221 183225)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9USA (Nevada) Distacodus obliquicostatus (180188 180189)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9Greenland Dapsilodus obliquicostatus (182440 182443 183011)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9Canada (Cape Manning) Dapsilodus obliquicostatus (211157 211159 211162)
Telychian438.6 - 432.9USA (Indiana) Dapsilodus obliquicostatus (203586)
Telychian - Sheinwoodian438.6 - 430.6USA (Indiana) Distacodus obliquicostatus (180917)
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6United Kingdom Dapsilodus obliquicostatus (182357 182358 182364 182366)
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6Canada (Nunavut) Dapsilodus obliquicostatus (211230 211231 211232 211233 211234 211235 211236 211237)
Sheinwoodian432.9 - 430.6Canada (Cornwallis Island) Dapsilodus obliquicostatus (210887 211117 211119 211120 211121 211122 211124 211125 211126 211129)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7Austria Dapsilodus obliquicostatus (187799 187800 187802 187803 187804 187805)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7USA (Tennessee) Dapsilodus obliquicostatus (164035 164037 164038 164039 164040 164041 164042 164044 164045 164046 164047 164049 164053 164054 164056 164057 164058 164060 164061 164062 164063 164064 164065 164066 164067 164068 164072 164073 164075 164076 164081 164082 164083 164084 164112 164113 164114 164115 164123 164124 164125 164126 164127 164128 164129 164130 164132 164133 164134 164135 164136 164137 164138 164139 164140)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7Morocco Dapsilodus obliquicostatus (185970)
Wenlock432.9 - 426.7Italy Dapsilodus obliquicostatus (187977 187978 187981 187982 187984 187986 187987 187988 187990 187992)
Wenlock - Ludlow432.9 - 422.7USA (Tennessee) Dapsilodus obliquicostatus (164141 164142 164143)
Homerian430.6 - 426.7USA (Nevada) Distacodus obliquicostatus (181154 181159)
Homerian430.6 - 426.7Sweden (Gotland) Dapsilodus obliquicostatus (163528 163533 163538 163540 163544 163545 163546)
Homerian430.6 - 426.7Lithuania Dapsilodus obliquicostatus (163628 163629 163631 163632 163637 163639 180002)
Homerian430.6 - 426.7Greenland Dapsilodus obliquicostatus (183237 183245)
Homerian430.6 - 426.7USA (Tennessee) Dapsilodus obliquicostatus (164016 164018 164019 164021 164025 164031 164078 164087 164088 164090 164091 164092 164093 164094 164095 164105 164107 164109 164117 164118 164120 164121 164122)
Homerian430.6 - 426.7USA (Texas) Dapsilodus obliquicostatus (180276 180277 180278 180279 180280 180281 180282 180283 180285 180286 180287 180288 180289 180290 180291 180292 180293 180294)
Homerian430.6 - 426.7Canada (Nunavut) Dapsilodus obliquicostatus (211772 211773 211774 211775 211777 211778 211779 211782 211823 211824)
Homerian430.6 - 426.7USA (Oklahoma) Dapsilodus obliquicostatus (180172 180173 180174 180175 180176 180177 180178 180179 180180 180181)
Homerian - Gorstian430.6 - 425.0USA (Tennessee) Dapsilodus obliquicostatus (164097 164098 164099 164100 164101 164102 164104)
Gorstian426.7 - 425.0Czechia Dapsilodus obliquicostatus (180318)
Gorstian426.7 - 425.0Lithuania Dapsilodus obliquicostatus (163640)
Gorstian426.7 - 425.0USA (Oklahoma) Dapsilodus obliquicostatus (180248 180249 180250 180251 180252 180253 180254 180255 180256 180257 180258 180259 180260 180261)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7Austria Dapsilodus obliquicostatus (187813 187815 187826 187827 187828 187830 187831 187833 187834 187836 187837 187838 187839 187840 187841 187842)
Ludlow426.7 - 422.7USA (Nevada) Distacodus obliquicostatus (181145)
Ludlow - Pridoli426.7 - 419.62Morocco Dapsilodus obliquicostatus (186400)
Ludlow - Pridoli426.7 - 419.62Italy Dapsilodus obliquicostatus (188000)
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7Sweden (Gotland) Dapsilodus obliquicostatus (184933 200173 203814 203816)
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7USA (Oklahoma) Dapsilodus obliquicostatus (180262 180263 180264 180265 180266 180267 180268 180269 180270 180271 180272 180273 180274 180275)
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7United Kingdom Dapsilodus obliquicostatus (182237 182245)
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7Czechia Dapsilodus obliquicostatus (179153 179154 179156 179157 179159 179168 179169 179174)
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7USA (Nevada) Distacodus obliquicostatus (180182)
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7USA (Missouri) Distacodus obliquicostatus (180195 181025 181026 181027)
Ludfordian425.0 - 422.7Italy (Italy/Carnia) Dapsilodus obliquicostatus (158172 158188 158196 158201 158203 177158)
Ludfordian - Pridoli425.0 - 419.62Sweden (Gotland) Dapsilodus obliquicostatus (200478)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Austria Dapsilodus obliquicostatus (187845 187849 187852)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62United Kingdom Dapsilodus obliquicostatus (184285)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Italy (Italy/Carnia) Dapsilodus obliquicostatus (177159 177161 177163 177164 177165 177166 177167 177168 177198 177199 177200 177201 177203 177205)
Pridoli422.7 - 419.62Australia (New South Wales) Dapsilodus obliquicostatus (178432)